- 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 Golf athletes of the 1960s
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
- 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 220 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 76.8 |
| 237 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 75.1 |
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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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