- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1893–1926
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 33
Greatest Golf athletes from United Kingdom
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
- 1851–1896
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1926–1957
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1866–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1870–1886
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1908–1937
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1873–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1930–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1885–1930
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1939
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1936–1970
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1886–1905
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–2020
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1868–1884
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1895
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1888–1897
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | J.H. Taylor | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1893–1926 | 90.6 |
| 15 | Old Tom Morris | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1851–1896 | 89.1 |
| 20 | Henry Cotton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1926–1957 | 88.4 |
| 35 | Bob Ferguson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1890 | 86.3 |
| 36 | Jamie Anderson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1870–1886 | 86.3 |
| 43 | George Duncan | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1908–1937 | 85.6 |
| 51 | Darren Clarke | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1990–— | 85.1 |
| 73 | Bob Martin | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1873–1890 | 84 |
| 88 | Nick Faldo | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–2015 | 83.1 |
| 98 | Graeme McDowell | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–— | 82.8 |
| 111 | Dick Burton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1930–1955 | 82.2 |
| 117 | Sandy Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1885–1930 | 81.9 |
| 131 | Willie Fernie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1900 | 81.5 |
| 140 | Charley Hull | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 81.1 |
| 144 | Arthur Havers | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1939 | 81 |
| 148 | Catriona Matthew | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–— | 80.8 |
| 152 | William Auchterlonie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1920 | 80.6 |
| 153 | Georgia Hall | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–— | 80.5 |
| 156 | Matt Fitzpatrick | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–— | 80.4 |
| 164 | Fred Daly | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1936–1970 | 79.9 |
| 166 | David Brown | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1886–1905 | 79.8 |
| 167 | Paul Lawrie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1986–2020 | 79.7 |
| 174 | Tommy Fleetwood | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–— | 79.1 |
| 176 | Max Faulkner | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1980 | 79 |
| 194 | Tom Kidd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1868–1884 | 78.2 |
| 195 | Jack Burns | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1895 | 78.2 |
| 205 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–— | 77.5 |
| 214 | Tyrrell Hatton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 77.1 |
| 215 | Danny Willett | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–— | 77.1 |
| 218 | Fred Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1910 | 76.9 |
| 219 | Joe Lloyd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1910 | 76.9 |
| 243 | Robert MacIntyre | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–— | 74.4 |
| 255 | Hugh Kirkaldy | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1888–1897 | 69.7 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
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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