#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
190	Nicolai Højgaard	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	2019–—	78.5
191	Robert Karlsson	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1989–—	78.3
192	John McDermott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1915	78.3
193	Trevor Immelman	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1999–2020	78.2
194	Tom Kidd	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1868–1884	78.2
195	Jack Burns	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1880–1895	78.2
196	Mark Brooks	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2013	78.1
197	Nick Taylor	Golf	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–—	78.1
198	Nick Price	Golf	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1977–2014	78
199	Charles Coody	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1999	78
200	Carlos Ortiz	Golf	🇲🇽 Mexico	2013–—	77.9
201	Ian Woosnam	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1976–—	77.8
202	Fred McLeod	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1950	77.7
203	Chick Harbert	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1970	77.7
204	Ryan Fox	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	77.7
205	Colin Montgomerie	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 United Kingdom	1987–—	77.5
206	Charl Schwartzel	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	2002–—	77.5
207	Webb Simpson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	77.4
208	Ryo Ishikawa	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	2007–—	77.4
209	Tom Creavy	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1940	77.4
210	Abraham Ancer	Golf	🇲🇽 Mexico	2013–—	77.3
211	Tommy Bolt	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1970	77.3
212	Henrik Stenson	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1998–—	77.2
214	Tyrrell Hatton	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2011–—	77.1
215	Danny Willett	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–—	77.1
216	Billy Burke	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1950	76.9
217	Jerry Barber	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1980	76.9
218	Fred Herd	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1895–1910	76.9
219	Joe Lloyd	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1894–1910	76.9
220	Lou Graham	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1990	76.8
221	Rasmus Højgaard	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	2018–—	76.8
222	Viktor Hovland	Golf	🇳🇴 Norway	2019–—	76.4
223	Jason Dufner	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2002–—	76.4
224	Wayne Grady	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1978–2010	76.4
225	Patrick Cantlay	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	76
226	Rich Beem	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2019	76
228	Claude Harmon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1970	75.7
229	Willie Macfarlane	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1940	75.7
231	Todd Hamilton	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2019	75.6
232	Wyndham Clark	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2017–—	75.4
233	Ian Baker-Finch	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1979–1997	75.4
234	Dick Mayer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1970	75.3
235	Adam Scott	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	2000–—	75.2
236	Adam Hadwin	Golf	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–—	75.2
237	Orville Moody	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1995	75.1
238	David Lingmerth	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	2011–—	75
239	Joaquín Niemann	Golf	🇨🇱 Chile	2018–—	74.8
240	Ed Furgol	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1970	74.8
241	Pádraig Harrington	Golf	🇮🇪 Ireland	1995–—	74.6
243	Robert MacIntyre	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2017–—	74.4

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