- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 259
Greatest Golfers of all time
This ranking is led by Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Annika Sörenstam. GOAT Rank currently ranks 259 eligible golfers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jack Nicklaus ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
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- 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
- 1956–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- 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
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- 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
- 1975–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1993–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1960–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1975–2011
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- 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
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1982–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1965–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1949–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1959–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1974–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Darren Clarke | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1990–active | 85.1 |
| 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 |
| 56 | Don January | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1990 | 85.0 |
| 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 |
| 65 | Jason Day | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 66 | Zach Johnson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–active | 84.4 |
| 67 | JoAnne Carner | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–2004 | 84.2 |
| 68 | Mark Calcavecchia | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–active | 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 | 84.0 |
| 72 | Ayako Okamoto | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1975–2011 | 84.0 |
| 73 | Bob Martin | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1873–1890 | 84.0 |
| 74 | Inbee Park | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2006–active | 83.9 |
| 75 | Marlene Hagge | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1996 | 83.9 |
| 76 | Jimmy Demaret | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1960 | 83.8 |
| 77 | Bryson DeChambeau | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 83.7 |
| 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 |
| 83 | Tom Lehman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–active | 83.5 |
| 84 | Sandy Lyle | Golf | 🏴 Scotland | 1977–2020 | 83.5 |
| 85 | Donna Caponi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1987 | 83.3 |
| 86 | Stewart Cink | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–active | 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 | 83.0 |
| 91 | Laura Davies | Golf | 🏴 England | 1985–active | 83.0 |
| 92 | Al Geiberger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–2001 | 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 |
| 96 | Hollis Stacy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–2000 | 82.9 |
| 97 | Chandler Harper | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1965 | 82.9 |
| 98 | Graeme McDowell | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–active | 82.8 |
| 99 | Dow Finsterwald | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1970 | 82.7 |
| 100 | Tony Jacklin | Golf | 🏴 England | 1963–1994 | 82.7 |
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