- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
GOAT Rank · 17
Greatest Golfers who debuted in the 1960s
This ranking is led by Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin and Raymond Floyd. GOAT Rank currently ranks 17 eligible golfers who debuted in the 1960s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jack Nicklaus ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1968–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1969–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1960–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1965–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1960–2005
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- 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
- 1967–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1986 | 95.0 |
| 4 | Hale Irwin | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1968–2015 | 90.9 |
| 11 | Raymond Floyd | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–2000 | 89.7 |
| 40 | Sandra Haynie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1989 | 86.0 |
| 49 | Carol Mann | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1981 | 85.2 |
| 59 | Johnny Miller | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1990 | 84.6 |
| 71 | Lee Trevino | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–2000 | 84.0 |
| 80 | Susie Maxwell Berning | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1980 | 83.6 |
| 85 | Donna Caponi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1987 | 83.3 |
| 93 | George Archer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–2001 | 83.0 |
| 100 | Tony Jacklin | Golf | 🏴 England | 1963–1994 | 82.7 |
| 125 | Isao Aoki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–2015 | 81.6 |
| 133 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | Golf | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1960–2005 | 81.4 |
| 145 | Tommy Aaron | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–2000 | 80.9 |
| 199 | Charles Coody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1999 | 78.0 |
| 220 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 76.8 |
| 237 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 75.1 |
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Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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