- 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 Golfers who debuted in the 1980s
This ranking is led by Eduardo Romero, Ángel Cabrera and Stephen Ames. GOAT Rank currently ranks 24 eligible golfers who debuted in the 1980s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Eduardo Romero ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 85.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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–active | 85.1 |
| 57 | Stephen Ames | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1987–active | 84.9 |
| 68 | Mark Calcavecchia | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–active | 84.2 |
| 78 | Meg Mallon | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2013 | 83.6 |
| 83 | Tom Lehman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–active | 83.5 |
| 90 | Juli Inkster | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2021 | 83.0 |
| 91 | Laura Davies | Golf | 🏴 England | 1985–active | 83.0 |
| 101 | Steve Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2003 | 82.7 |
| 106 | Vijay Singh | Golf | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1982–active | 82.4 |
| 116 | Steve Elkington | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1985–2015 | 81.9 |
| 123 | Ernie Els | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1989–active | 81.7 |
| 139 | Lee Janzen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–active | 81.1 |
| 142 | Larry Mize | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2023 | 81.0 |
| 157 | Paul Azinger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2010 | 80.2 |
| 161 | Mark O'Meara | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2019 | 80.0 |
| 167 | Paul Lawrie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1986–2020 | 79.7 |
| 183 | José María Olazábal | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–active | 78.6 |
| 188 | Joakim Haeggman | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2015 | 78.5 |
| 191 | Robert Karlsson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–active | 78.3 |
| 196 | Mark Brooks | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2013 | 78.1 |
| 205 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–active | 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?
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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