#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Jack Nicklaus	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1986	95
2	Tiger Woods	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–—	94.4
4	Hale Irwin	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1968–2015	90.9
6	J.H. Taylor	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1893–1926	90.6
7	Billy Casper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1985	90.5
8	Ben Hogan	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1971	90.3
9	James Braid	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1894–1927	90.1
10	Bobby Locke	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1936–1975	89.9
11	Raymond Floyd	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1963–2000	89.7
12	Dustin Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	89.3
13	Sergio García	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–—	89.2
14	Roberto De Vicenzo	Golf	🇦🇷 Argentina	1938–1985	89.2
15	Old Tom Morris	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 United Kingdom	1851–1896	89.1
16	Sam Snead	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1979	89
19	Harry Vardon	Golf	🇯🇪 Jersey	1890–1930	88.6
20	Henry Cotton	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1926–1957	88.4
21	Gary Player	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1953–2009	88
22	John Ball	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1888–1921	87.7
23	Masashi Ozaki	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1970–2019	87.5
24	Jim Furyk	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	87.5
25	Jumbo Ozaki	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1970–2010	87.4
26	Arnold Palmer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–2006	87
27	Bobby Jones	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1930	86.9
28	Hideki Matsuyama	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	2013–—	86.9
29	Doug Ford	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–2001	86.8
32	Tom Watson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2019	86.4
33	Gene Sarazen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1973	86.4
34	Walter Hagen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1940	86.3
35	Bob Ferguson	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1866–1890	86.3
36	Jamie Anderson	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1870–1886	86.3
37	Rory McIlroy	Golf	🇬🇧 Northern Ireland	2007–—	86.2
39	Jim Barnes	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1912–1937	86.1
41	Phil Mickelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	85.8
42	Retief Goosen	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1990–—	85.6
43	George Duncan	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1908–1937	85.6
44	Willie Anderson	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1897–1910	85.5
45	Eduardo Romero	Golf	🇦🇷 Argentina	1982–2015	85.4
46	Julius Boros	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1975	85.4
47	Cary Middlecoff	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1961	85.3
48	Byron Nelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1946	85.2
50	Johnny Goodman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1950	85.2
51	Darren Clarke	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1990–—	85.1
52	Ángel Cabrera	Golf	🇦🇷 Argentina	1989–—	85.1
54	Tom Kite	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1972–2010	85.1
55	Gene Littler	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1990	85.1
56	Don January	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	85
57	Stephen Ames	Golf	🇨🇦 Canada	1987–—	84.9
58	Tommy Armour	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1920–1935	84.8
59	Johnny Miller	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1990	84.6
60	Young Tom Morris	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1865–1875	84.5

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