#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
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
106	Vijay Singh	Golf	🇫🇯 Fiji	1982–—	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
112	Collin Morikawa	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	82.1
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
120	Scottie Scheffler	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	81.8
121	David Graham	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1970–2000	81.8
122	Greg Norman	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1976–2009	81.7
123	Ernie Els	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1989–—	81.7
124	Gay Brewer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	81.7
125	Isao Aoki	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1964–2015	81.6
126	Shane Lowry	Golf	🇮🇪 Ireland	2009–—	81.6
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
130	Keegan Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	81.5
131	Willie Fernie	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1880–1900	81.5
132	Alex Čejka	Golf	🇩🇪 Germany	1992–—	81.5
133	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	Golf	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1960–2005	81.4
134	Laurie Auchterlonie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1915	81.4
135	Leo Diegel	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1940	81.4
136	So Yeon Ryu	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2008–2023	81.2
137	Peter Hanson	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1998–2019	81.2
138	Lydia Ko	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	81.1
139	Lee Janzen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1986–—	81.1
140	Charley Hull	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–—	81.1
141	Cristie Kerr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–—	81
142	Larry Mize	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2023	81
143	John Mahaffey	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2007	81
144	Arthur Havers	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1920–1939	81
145	Tommy Aaron	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–2000	80.9
146	Ralph Guldahl	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1942	80.9
147	Larry Nelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2011	80.8
148	Catriona Matthew	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1994–—	80.8
149	Kel Nagle	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1980	80.8
150	Lorena Ochoa	Golf	🇲🇽 Mexico	2002–2010	80.7

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