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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151

Thomas Bjørn

80.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1993–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Thomas Bjørn

152

William Auchterlonie

80.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1890–1920
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: William Auchterlonie

153

Georgia Hall

80.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Georgia Hall

154

Stacy Lewis

80.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Stacy Lewis

155

Suzann Pettersen

80.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 2000–2019
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Suzann Pettersen

156

Matt Fitzpatrick

80.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Matt Fitzpatrick

157

Paul Azinger

80.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1981–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Paul Azinger

158

Curtis Strange

80.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1976–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Curtis Strange

159

Anna Nordqvist

80.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Anna Nordqvist

160

Brian Harman

80.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Brian Harman

161

Mark O'Meara

80.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1980–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Mark O'Meara

162

Bubba Watson

80.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 2002–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bubba Watson

163

Lucas Glover

80.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 2001–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lucas Glover

164

Fred Daly

79.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1936–1970
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Fred Daly

165

Brooks Koepka

79.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Brooks Koepka

166

David Brown

79.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1886–1905
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: David Brown

167

Paul Lawrie

79.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1986–2020
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Paul Lawrie

168

Justin Leonard

79.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1994–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Justin Leonard

169

Nelly Korda

79.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Nelly Korda

170

Thorbjørn Olesen

79.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Thorbjørn Olesen

171

Ariya Jutanugarn

79.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇹🇭 Thailand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ariya Jutanugarn

172

Sung Hyun Park

79.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Sung Hyun Park

173

Louis Oosthuizen

79.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2002–active
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Louis Oosthuizen

174

Tommy Fleetwood

79.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Tommy Fleetwood

175

Michael Campbell

79.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1993–2016
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Michael Campbell

176

Max Faulkner

79.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1980
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Max Faulkner

177

Jon Rahm

78.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Jon Rahm

178

Camilo Villegas

78.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 2004–active
Country: 🇨🇴 Colombia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Camilo Villegas

179

Cameron Smith

78.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Cameron Smith

180

Tony Lema

78.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1957–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Tony Lema

181

Mike Weir

78.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1992–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mike Weir

182

Emiliano Grillo

78.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Emiliano Grillo

183

José María Olazábal

78.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1985–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: José María Olazábal

184

Dave Marr

78.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dave Marr

185

Justin Rose

78.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1998–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Justin Rose

186

Xander Schauffele

78.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Xander Schauffele

187

Bob Goalby

78.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1957–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bob Goalby

188

Joakim Haeggman

78.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1989–2015
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Joakim Haeggman

189

Søren Kjeldsen

78.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1995–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Søren Kjeldsen

190

Nicolai Højgaard

78.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Nicolai Højgaard

191

Robert Karlsson

78.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1989–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Robert Karlsson

192

John McDermott

78.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1907–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 56.0

Athlete: John McDermott

193

Trevor Immelman

78.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1999–2020
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Trevor Immelman

194

Tom Kidd

78.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1868–1884
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tom Kidd

195

Jack Burns

78.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1880–1895
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jack Burns

196

Mark Brooks

78.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1983–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mark Brooks

197

Nick Taylor

78.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Nick Taylor

198

Nick Price

78.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1977–2014
Country: 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nick Price

199

Charles Coody

78.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1963–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Charles Coody

200

Carlos Ortiz

77.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Carlos Ortiz

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
151	Thomas Bjørn	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	1993–active	80.7
152	William Auchterlonie	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1890–1920	80.6
153	Georgia Hall	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–active	80.5
154	Stacy Lewis	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	80.4
155	Suzann Pettersen	Golf	🇳🇴 Norway	2000–2019	80.4
156	Matt Fitzpatrick	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–active	80.4
157	Paul Azinger	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2010	80.2
158	Curtis Strange	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1976–2005	80.1
159	Anna Nordqvist	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	2009–active	80.1
160	Brian Harman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	80.1
161	Mark O'Meara	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2019	80.0
162	Bubba Watson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2002–active	80.0
163	Lucas Glover	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2001–active	80.0
164	Fred Daly	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1936–1970	79.9
165	Brooks Koepka	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	79.8
166	David Brown	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1886–1905	79.8
167	Paul Lawrie	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 United Kingdom	1986–2020	79.7
168	Justin Leonard	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2018	79.7
169	Nelly Korda	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	79.4
170	Thorbjørn Olesen	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	2008–active	79.4
171	Ariya Jutanugarn	Golf	🇹🇭 Thailand	2013–active	79.3
172	Sung Hyun Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–active	79.3
173	Louis Oosthuizen	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	2002–active	79.1
174	Tommy Fleetwood	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–active	79.1
175	Michael Campbell	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1993–2016	79.1
176	Max Faulkner	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1946–1980	79.0
177	Jon Rahm	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	2016–active	78.9
178	Camilo Villegas	Golf	🇨🇴 Colombia	2004–active	78.9
179	Cameron Smith	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	2013–active	78.8
180	Tony Lema	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1966	78.8
181	Mike Weir	Golf	🇨🇦 Canada	1992–active	78.7
182	Emiliano Grillo	Golf	🇦🇷 Argentina	2011–active	78.7
183	José María Olazábal	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1985–active	78.6
184	Dave Marr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1974	78.6
185	Justin Rose	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1998–active	78.5
186	Xander Schauffele	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	78.5
187	Bob Goalby	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1990	78.5
188	Joakim Haeggman	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1989–2015	78.5
189	Søren Kjeldsen	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	1995–active	78.5
190	Nicolai Højgaard	Golf	🇩🇰 Denmark	2019–active	78.5
191	Robert Karlsson	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1989–active	78.3
192	John McDermott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1915	78.3
193	Trevor Immelman	Golf	🇿🇦 South Africa	1999–2020	78.2
194	Tom Kidd	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1868–1884	78.2
195	Jack Burns	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1880–1895	78.2
196	Mark Brooks	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2013	78.1
197	Nick Taylor	Golf	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–active	78.1
198	Nick Price	Golf	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1977–2014	78.0
199	Charles Coody	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1999	78.0
200	Carlos Ortiz	Golf	🇲🇽 Mexico	2013–active	77.9

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