- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1968–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 117
Greatest Professional golfers of all time
This ranking is led by Hale Irwin, J.H. Taylor and Billy Casper. GOAT Rank currently ranks 117 eligible Golf professional golfers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Hale Irwin ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.9.
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- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1893–1926
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1927
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1936–1975
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1938–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1930
- Country
- 🇯🇪 Jersey
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1888–1921
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1866–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1870–1886
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1912–1937
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1908–1937
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1897–1910
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1947–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1973–2003
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1972–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1920–1935
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1969–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1865–1875
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–2010
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1907–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1913
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1988
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1873–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1937–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2020
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1964–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1973–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1934–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1932–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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–active | 89.3 |
| 14 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1938–1985 | 89.2 |
| 19 | Harry Vardon | Golf | 🇯🇪 Jersey | 1890–1930 | 88.6 |
| 22 | John Ball | Golf | 🏴 England | 1888–1921 | 87.7 |
| 35 | Bob Ferguson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1890 | 86.3 |
| 36 | Jamie Anderson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1870–1886 | 86.3 |
| 39 | Jim Barnes | Golf | 🏴 England | 1912–1937 | 86.1 |
| 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 |
| 52 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1989–active | 85.1 |
| 53 | Jan Stephenson | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1973–2003 | 85.1 |
| 54 | Tom Kite | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–2010 | 85.1 |
| 55 | Gene Littler | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1990 | 85.1 |
| 57 | Stephen Ames | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1987–active | 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 |
| 61 | Bob Charles | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1954–2010 | 84.5 |
| 62 | Chick Evans | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1907–1962 | 84.5 |
| 63 | Harold Hilton | Golf | 🏴 England | 1890–1913 | 84.5 |
| 64 | Peter Thomson | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1949–1988 | 84.4 |
| 67 | JoAnne Carner | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–2004 | 84.2 |
| 68 | Mark Calcavecchia | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–active | 84.2 |
| 73 | Bob Martin | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1873–1890 | 84.0 |
| 75 | Marlene Hagge | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1996 | 83.9 |
| 76 | Jimmy Demaret | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1960 | 83.8 |
| 79 | Jack Burke Jr. | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1975 | 83.6 |
| 80 | Susie Maxwell Berning | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1980 | 83.6 |
| 81 | Lloyd Mangrum | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1963 | 83.6 |
| 82 | Louise Suggs | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1969 | 83.5 |
| 84 | Sandy Lyle | Golf | 🏴 Scotland | 1977–2020 | 83.5 |
| 86 | Stewart Cink | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–active | 83.3 |
| 89 | Nancy Lopez | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–2002 | 83.1 |
| 90 | Juli Inkster | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2021 | 83.0 |
| 91 | Laura Davies | Golf | 🏴 England | 1985–active | 83.0 |
| 93 | George Archer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–2001 | 83.0 |
| 94 | Shigeki Maruyama | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1992–2015 | 83.0 |
| 95 | Ben Crenshaw | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–2015 | 83.0 |
| 97 | Chandler Harper | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1965 | 82.9 |
| 100 | Tony Jacklin | Golf | 🏴 England | 1963–1994 | 82.7 |
| 102 | Vic Ghezzi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1955 | 82.6 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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