- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1955–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 19
Greatest Golf athletes of the 1950s
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
- 1954–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1958–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1953–2009
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–2010
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1959–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mickey Wright | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1973 | 90.7 |
| 7 | Billy Casper | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1985 | 90.5 |
| 18 | Kathy Whitworth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1991 | 88.6 |
| 21 | Gary Player | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1953–2009 | 88 |
| 26 | Arnold Palmer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–2006 | 87 |
| 55 | Gene Littler | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1990 | 85.1 |
| 56 | Don January | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1990 | 85 |
| 61 | Bob Charles | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1954–2010 | 84.5 |
| 75 | Marlene Hagge | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1996 | 83.9 |
| 79 | Jack Burke Jr. | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1975 | 83.6 |
| 92 | Al Geiberger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–2001 | 83 |
| 99 | Dow Finsterwald | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1970 | 82.7 |
| 108 | Betsy Rawls | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1975 | 82.3 |
| 124 | Gay Brewer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1990 | 81.7 |
| 128 | Lionel Hebert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1980 | 81.6 |
| 180 | Tony Lema | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1966 | 78.8 |
| 184 | Dave Marr | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1974 | 78.6 |
| 187 | Bob Goalby | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1990 | 78.5 |
| 251 | Jack Fleck | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1979 | 73 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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