- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 24
Greatest Golf athletes of the 1980s
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
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1983–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–active
- Country
- 🇫🇯 Fiji
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1980–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1980–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–2020
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1983–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1986–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 62.0
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 56.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Eduardo Romero | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1982–2015 | 85.4 |
| 52 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1989–— | 85.1 |
| 57 | Stephen Ames | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1987–— | 84.9 |
| 68 | Mark Calcavecchia | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–— | 84.2 |
| 78 | Meg Mallon | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2013 | 83.6 |
| 83 | Tom Lehman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–— | 83.5 |
| 90 | Juli Inkster | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2021 | 83 |
| 91 | Laura Davies | Golf | 🏴 England | 1985–— | 83 |
| 101 | Steve Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2003 | 82.7 |
| 106 | Vijay Singh | Golf | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1982–— | 82.4 |
| 116 | Steve Elkington | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1985–2015 | 81.9 |
| 123 | Ernie Els | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1989–— | 81.7 |
| 139 | Lee Janzen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–— | 81.1 |
| 142 | Larry Mize | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2023 | 81 |
| 157 | Paul Azinger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2010 | 80.2 |
| 161 | Mark O'Meara | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2019 | 80 |
| 167 | Paul Lawrie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1986–2020 | 79.7 |
| 183 | José María Olazábal | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–— | 78.6 |
| 188 | Joakim Haeggman | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2015 | 78.5 |
| 191 | Robert Karlsson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–— | 78.3 |
| 196 | Mark Brooks | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2013 | 78.1 |
| 205 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–— | 77.5 |
| 231 | Todd Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2019 | 75.6 |
| 259 | Jesper Parnevik | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1986–2019 | 55.3 |
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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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