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Schauffele vs Smith

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SmithWinner
78.8

Smith wins: Peak, Longevity

Schauffele
78.5

Schauffele wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Cameron Smith
78.8

Smith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Open champion at St Andrews in 2022 and a Players Championship winner.

1. Cameron Smith
78.8
2. Xander Schauffele
78.5

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. 🇺🇸 Xander Schauffele5 seasons played · career day 2,5566 wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Cameron Smith5 seasons played · career day 2,5552 wins
-66.7% vs Schauffele at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Schauffele000048
🇦🇺 Smith000014

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.

MetricSchauffeleActiveSmithActive
Major titles21
Olympic golds1
PGA Tour wins106
Ryder Cup appearances3
Career-high world ranking22
Players Championship titles1
Presidents Cup appearances4
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%6668
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith78.8
Schauffele78.5
The people
Schauffele
Smith

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