- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1903–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 129
Greatest Golf athletes from United States
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
- 1940–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1928–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1923–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1948–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1940–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1919–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1967–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1945–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1929–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Fred McLeod | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1950 | 77.7 |
| 203 | Chick Harbert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1970 | 77.7 |
| 207 | Webb Simpson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–— | 77.4 |
| 209 | Tom Creavy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1940 | 77.4 |
| 211 | Tommy Bolt | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1970 | 77.3 |
| 213 | Michelle Wie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2023 | 77.2 |
| 216 | Billy Burke | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1923–1950 | 76.9 |
| 217 | Jerry Barber | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1980 | 76.9 |
| 220 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 76.8 |
| 223 | Jason Dufner | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–— | 76.4 |
| 225 | Patrick Cantlay | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–— | 76 |
| 226 | Rich Beem | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2019 | 76 |
| 228 | Claude Harmon | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1970 | 75.7 |
| 229 | Willie Macfarlane | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1940 | 75.7 |
| 231 | Todd Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2019 | 75.6 |
| 232 | Wyndham Clark | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–— | 75.4 |
| 234 | Dick Mayer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1970 | 75.3 |
| 237 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 75.1 |
| 240 | Ed Furgol | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1945–1970 | 74.8 |
| 244 | Tony Manero | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1950 | 74.4 |
| 246 | Herman Keiser | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1965 | 73.9 |
| 247 | Jordan Spieth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–— | 73.8 |
| 249 | Justin Thomas | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–— | 73.7 |
| 250 | Ben Curtis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 73.2 |
| 251 | Jack Fleck | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1979 | 73 |
| 252 | Payne Stewart | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1999 | 72.9 |
| 253 | Shaun Micheel | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2019 | 72.7 |
| 254 | James Foulis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1895–1910 | 72.6 |
| 256 | Lexi Thompson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–— | 66.4 |
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