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Burkemo vs Morikawa

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BurkemoWinner
82.1

Burkemo wins: Longevity

Morikawa
82.1

Morikawa wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Walter Burkemo
82.1

Burkemo leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. PGA Championship winner in 1953 and a three-time finalist.

1. Walter Burkemo
82.1
2. Collin Morikawa
82.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Wins per season

Career timeline · Wins per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Wins per season
1. 🇺🇸 Walter Burkemo5 seasons played · career day 2,55656 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Collin Morikawa5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 wins
-89.3% vs Burkemo at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Burkemo00004861
🇺🇸 Morikawa001368

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBurkemoRetiredMorikawaActive
PGA Championships1
PGA Championship finals3
PGA Tour wins46
Ryder Cup appearances12
Career years20
Major titles2
Weeks at world No. 16
Race to Dubai titles1
Dominance w25%7482
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8466
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Burkemo82.1
Morikawa82.1
The people
Burkemo
Morikawa

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