#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
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
69	Amy Alcott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1975–2011	84.1
70	David Duval	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2019	84.1
71	Lee Trevino	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1960–2000	84
72	Ayako Okamoto	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1975–2011	84
73	Bob Martin	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1873–1890	84
75	Marlene Hagge	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1996	83.9
76	Jimmy Demaret	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1960	83.8
78	Meg Mallon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2013	83.6
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
85	Donna Caponi	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1987	83.3
87	Jay Hebert	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1973	83.2
88	Nick Faldo	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–2015	83.1
89	Nancy Lopez	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1977–2002	83.1
90	Juli Inkster	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2021	83
92	Al Geiberger	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1959–2001	83
93	George Archer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–2001	83
94	Shigeki Maruyama	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1992–2015	83
95	Ben Crenshaw	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1973–2015	83
96	Hollis Stacy	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2000	82.9
97	Chandler Harper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1965	82.9
99	Dow Finsterwald	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1970	82.7
100	Tony Jacklin	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1963–1994	82.7
101	Steve Jones	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2003	82.7
102	Vic Ghezzi	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1955	82.6
103	Bob Hamilton	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1965	82.5
104	Anders Hansen	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	1996–2018	82.5
105	Seve Ballesteros	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1974–2007	82.4
107	Johnny Farrell	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1950	82.4
108	Betsy Rawls	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1975	82.3
109	Se Ri Pak	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	1996–2016	82.2
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
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
119	Jock Hutchison	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1935	81.9
121	David Graham	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1970–2000	81.8
122	Greg Norman	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1976–2009	81.7
124	Gay Brewer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	81.7

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