#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3	Annika Sörenstam	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1992–2008	92.8
5	Mickey Wright	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1973	90.7
17	Patty Berg	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1962	88.9
18	Kathy Whitworth	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1991	88.6
30	Babe Didrikson Zaharias	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1955	86.5
31	Karrie Webb	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1994–2022	86.5
38	Pat Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1995	86.1
40	Sandra Haynie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1989	86
49	Carol Mann	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1981	85.2
53	Jan Stephenson	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1973–2003	85.1
67	JoAnne Carner	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1970–2004	84.2
69	Amy Alcott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1975–2011	84.1
72	Ayako Okamoto	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1975–2011	84
74	Inbee Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2006–—	83.9
75	Marlene Hagge	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1996	83.9
78	Meg Mallon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2013	83.6
80	Susie Maxwell Berning	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1980	83.6
82	Louise Suggs	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1969	83.5
85	Donna Caponi	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1987	83.3
89	Nancy Lopez	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1977–2002	83.1
90	Juli Inkster	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2021	83
91	Laura Davies	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–—	83
96	Hollis Stacy	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2000	82.9
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
136	So Yeon Ryu	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2008–2023	81.2
138	Lydia Ko	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	81.1
140	Charley Hull	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–—	81.1
141	Cristie Kerr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–—	81
148	Catriona Matthew	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1994–—	80.8
150	Lorena Ochoa	Golf	🇲🇽 Mexico	2002–2010	80.7
153	Georgia Hall	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–—	80.5
154	Stacy Lewis	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	80.4
155	Suzann Pettersen	Golf	🇳🇴 Norway	2000–2019	80.4
159	Anna Nordqvist	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	2009–—	80.1
169	Nelly Korda	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	79.4
171	Ariya Jutanugarn	Golf	🇹🇭 Thailand	2013–—	79.3
172	Sung Hyun Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–—	79.3
213	Michelle Wie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2023	77.2
227	Yani Tseng	Golf	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2007–—	75.7
230	Madelene Sagström	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	2016–—	75.7
242	Jin Young Ko	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–—	74.5
256	Lexi Thompson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2010–—	66.4

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