#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
13	Sergio García	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–—	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–—	87.5
28	Hideki Matsuyama	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	2013–—	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
42	Retief Goosen	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1990–—	85.6
49	Carol Mann	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1981	85.2
51	Darren Clarke	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1990–—	85.1
56	Don January	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	85
65	Jason Day	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–—	84.4
66	Zach Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2003–—	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
77	Bryson DeChambeau	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	83.7
78	Meg Mallon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2013	83.6
83	Tom Lehman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1982–—	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
96	Hollis Stacy	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2000	82.9
98	Graeme McDowell	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2002–—	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–—	82.1
115	Arnaud Massy	Golf	🇫🇷 France	1902–1930	82
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–—	81.6
130	Keegan Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	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–—	81.1
141	Cristie Kerr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–—	81
142	Larry Mize	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2023	81
147	Larry Nelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2011	80.8
148	Catriona Matthew	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1994–—	80.8
151	Thomas Bjørn	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	1993–—	80.7
154	Stacy Lewis	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	80.4
155	Suzann Pettersen	Golf	🇳🇴 Norway	2000–2019	80.4
156	Matt Fitzpatrick	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–—	80.4
158	Curtis Strange	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1976–2005	80.1
159	Anna Nordqvist	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	2009–—	80.1

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