- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1999–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 102
Greatest Golfers of all time
This ranking is led by Sergio García, Old Tom Morris and Henry Cotton. GOAT Rank currently ranks 102 eligible Golf golfers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Sergio García ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.2.
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- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1851–1896
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1926–1957
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–2019
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1974–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- 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
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1975–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1993–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1975–2011
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1965–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1959–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1974–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1922–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1902–1930
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1885–1930
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1996–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1971–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1993–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sergio García | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–active | 89.2 |
| 15 | Old Tom Morris | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1851–1896 | 89.1 |
| 20 | Henry Cotton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1926–1957 | 88.4 |
| 23 | Masashi Ozaki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1970–2019 | 87.5 |
| 24 | Jim Furyk | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–active | 87.5 |
| 28 | Hideki Matsuyama | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2013–active | 86.9 |
| 29 | Doug Ford | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–2001 | 86.8 |
| 38 | Pat Bradley | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1995 | 86.1 |
| 40 | Sandra Haynie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1989 | 86.0 |
| 42 | Retief Goosen | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1990–active | 85.6 |
| 49 | Carol Mann | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1981 | 85.2 |
| 51 | Darren Clarke | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1990–active | 85.1 |
| 56 | Don January | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1990 | 85.0 |
| 65 | Jason Day | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 66 | Zach Johnson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–active | 84.4 |
| 69 | Amy Alcott | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–2011 | 84.1 |
| 70 | David Duval | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2019 | 84.1 |
| 72 | Ayako Okamoto | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1975–2011 | 84.0 |
| 77 | Bryson DeChambeau | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 83.7 |
| 78 | Meg Mallon | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2013 | 83.6 |
| 83 | Tom Lehman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–active | 83.5 |
| 85 | Donna Caponi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1987 | 83.3 |
| 87 | Jay Hebert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1973 | 83.2 |
| 92 | Al Geiberger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–2001 | 83.0 |
| 96 | Hollis Stacy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–2000 | 82.9 |
| 98 | Graeme McDowell | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–active | 82.8 |
| 99 | Dow Finsterwald | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1970 | 82.7 |
| 101 | Steve Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2003 | 82.7 |
| 107 | Johnny Farrell | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1950 | 82.4 |
| 112 | Collin Morikawa | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 82.1 |
| 115 | Arnaud Massy | Golf | 🇫🇷 France | 1902–1930 | 82.0 |
| 116 | Steve Elkington | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1985–2015 | 81.9 |
| 117 | Sandy Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1885–1930 | 81.9 |
| 118 | Jim Ferrier | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1935–1970 | 81.9 |
| 125 | Isao Aoki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–2015 | 81.6 |
| 126 | Shane Lowry | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2009–active | 81.6 |
| 130 | Keegan Bradley | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 81.5 |
| 133 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | Golf | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1960–2005 | 81.4 |
| 136 | So Yeon Ryu | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2008–2023 | 81.2 |
| 139 | Lee Janzen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–active | 81.1 |
| 141 | Cristie Kerr | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–active | 81.0 |
| 142 | Larry Mize | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2023 | 81.0 |
| 147 | Larry Nelson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–2011 | 80.8 |
| 148 | Catriona Matthew | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–active | 80.8 |
| 151 | Thomas Bjørn | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1993–active | 80.7 |
| 154 | Stacy Lewis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 80.4 |
| 155 | Suzann Pettersen | Golf | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2000–2019 | 80.4 |
| 156 | Matt Fitzpatrick | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–active | 80.4 |
| 158 | Curtis Strange | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–2005 | 80.1 |
| 159 | Anna Nordqvist | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–active | 80.1 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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