- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Golf athletes from Sweden
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 62.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 68.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 42.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 62.0
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 56.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Annika Sörenstam | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2008 | 92.8 |
| 137 | Peter Hanson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–2019 | 81.2 |
| 159 | Anna Nordqvist | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–— | 80.1 |
| 188 | Joakim Haeggman | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2015 | 78.5 |
| 191 | Robert Karlsson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–— | 78.3 |
| 212 | Henrik Stenson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–— | 77.2 |
| 230 | Madelene Sagström | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–— | 75.7 |
| 238 | David Lingmerth | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 75 |
| 245 | Pelle Edberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 74.1 |
| 257 | Alex Norén | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–— | 62.1 |
| 258 | Ludvig Åberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2023–— | 57.6 |
| 259 | Jesper Parnevik | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1986–2019 | 55.3 |
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Annika Sörenstam vs Peter HansonRead the full methodology
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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