#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Jack Nicklaus	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1986	95
2	Tiger Woods	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–—	94.4
4	Hale Irwin	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1968–2015	90.9
5	Mickey Wright	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1973	90.7
7	Billy Casper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1985	90.5
8	Ben Hogan	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1971	90.3
11	Raymond Floyd	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1963–2000	89.7
12	Dustin Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	89.3
16	Sam Snead	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1979	89
17	Patty Berg	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1962	88.9
18	Kathy Whitworth	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1991	88.6
24	Jim Furyk	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	87.5
26	Arnold Palmer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–2006	87
27	Bobby Jones	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1930	86.9
29	Doug Ford	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–2001	86.8
30	Babe Didrikson Zaharias	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1955	86.5
32	Tom Watson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2019	86.4
33	Gene Sarazen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1973	86.4
34	Walter Hagen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1940	86.3
38	Pat Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1995	86.1
40	Sandra Haynie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1989	86
41	Phil Mickelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	85.8
46	Julius Boros	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1975	85.4
47	Cary Middlecoff	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1961	85.3
48	Byron Nelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1946	85.2
49	Carol Mann	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1981	85.2
50	Johnny Goodman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1950	85.2
54	Tom Kite	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1972–2010	85.1
55	Gene Littler	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1990	85.1
56	Don January	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	85
59	Johnny Miller	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1990	84.6
62	Chick Evans	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1962	84.5
66	Zach Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2003–—	84.4
67	JoAnne Carner	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1970–2004	84.2
68	Mark Calcavecchia	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–—	84.2
69	Amy Alcott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1975–2011	84.1
70	David Duval	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2019	84.1
71	Lee Trevino	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1960–2000	84
75	Marlene Hagge	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1996	83.9
76	Jimmy Demaret	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1960	83.8
77	Bryson DeChambeau	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	83.7
78	Meg Mallon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2013	83.6
79	Jack Burke Jr.	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1975	83.6
80	Susie Maxwell Berning	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1980	83.6
81	Lloyd Mangrum	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1963	83.6
82	Louise Suggs	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1969	83.5
83	Tom Lehman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1982–—	83.5
85	Donna Caponi	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1987	83.3
86	Stewart Cink	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1995–—	83.3
87	Jay Hebert	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1973	83.2

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