- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 117
Greatest Golf Professional golfer of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 62.0
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 56.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | Fred Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1910 | 76.9 |
| 219 | Joe Lloyd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1910 | 76.9 |
| 221 | Rasmus Højgaard | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2018–— | 76.8 |
| 226 | Rich Beem | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2019 | 76 |
| 230 | Madelene Sagström | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–— | 75.7 |
| 233 | Ian Baker-Finch | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1979–1997 | 75.4 |
| 235 | Adam Scott | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2000–— | 75.2 |
| 236 | Adam Hadwin | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–— | 75.2 |
| 238 | David Lingmerth | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 75 |
| 241 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–— | 74.6 |
| 242 | Jin Young Ko | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–— | 74.5 |
| 245 | Pelle Edberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 74.1 |
| 247 | Jordan Spieth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–— | 73.8 |
| 249 | Justin Thomas | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–— | 73.7 |
| 252 | Payne Stewart | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1999 | 72.9 |
| 256 | Lexi Thompson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–— | 66.4 |
| 259 | Jesper Parnevik | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1986–2019 | 55.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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