- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1938–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
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
- 1996–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1930–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1934–1957
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1910–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1924–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1897–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1971–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1939
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1931–1942
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1886–1905
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1868–1884
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1895
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–active
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1928–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Bob Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1965 | 82.5 |
| 104 | Anders Hansen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1996–2018 | 82.5 |
| 108 | Betsy Rawls | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1975 | 82.3 |
| 110 | Betsy King | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–2005 | 82.2 |
| 111 | Dick Burton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1930–1955 | 82.2 |
| 113 | Walter Burkemo | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1965 | 82.1 |
| 114 | Lawson Little | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1957 | 82.1 |
| 119 | Jock Hutchison | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1910–1935 | 81.9 |
| 121 | David Graham | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1970–2000 | 81.8 |
| 124 | Gay Brewer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1990 | 81.7 |
| 127 | Olin Dutra | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1950 | 81.6 |
| 128 | Lionel Hebert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1980 | 81.6 |
| 129 | Hubert Green | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1996 | 81.6 |
| 131 | Willie Fernie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1900 | 81.5 |
| 132 | Alex Čejka | Golf | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1992–active | 81.5 |
| 134 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1897–1915 | 81.4 |
| 135 | Leo Diegel | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1940 | 81.4 |
| 137 | Peter Hanson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–2019 | 81.2 |
| 138 | Lydia Ko | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2013–active | 81.1 |
| 140 | Charley Hull | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–active | 81.1 |
| 143 | John Mahaffey | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–2007 | 81.0 |
| 144 | Arthur Havers | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1939 | 81.0 |
| 145 | Tommy Aaron | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–2000 | 80.9 |
| 146 | Ralph Guldahl | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1942 | 80.9 |
| 149 | Kel Nagle | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1980 | 80.8 |
| 152 | William Auchterlonie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1920 | 80.6 |
| 153 | Georgia Hall | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–active | 80.5 |
| 157 | Paul Azinger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2010 | 80.2 |
| 160 | Brian Harman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 80.1 |
| 163 | Lucas Glover | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–active | 80.0 |
| 166 | David Brown | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1886–1905 | 79.8 |
| 168 | Justin Leonard | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2018 | 79.7 |
| 170 | Thorbjørn Olesen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2008–active | 79.4 |
| 178 | Camilo Villegas | Golf | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2004–active | 78.9 |
| 180 | Tony Lema | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1966 | 78.8 |
| 182 | Emiliano Grillo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 78.7 |
| 183 | José María Olazábal | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–active | 78.6 |
| 184 | Dave Marr | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1974 | 78.6 |
| 185 | Justin Rose | Golf | 🏴 England | 1998–active | 78.5 |
| 188 | Joakim Haeggman | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2015 | 78.5 |
| 189 | Søren Kjeldsen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1995–active | 78.5 |
| 190 | Nicolai Højgaard | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2019–active | 78.5 |
| 194 | Tom Kidd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1868–1884 | 78.2 |
| 195 | Jack Burns | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1895 | 78.2 |
| 197 | Nick Taylor | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 78.1 |
| 200 | Carlos Ortiz | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 77.9 |
| 201 | Ian Woosnam | Golf | 🏴 Wales | 1976–active | 77.8 |
| 209 | Tom Creavy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1940 | 77.4 |
| 210 | Abraham Ancer | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 77.3 |
| 211 | Tommy Bolt | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1970 | 77.3 |
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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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