- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–active
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
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
- 1903–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1940–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1928–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1923–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1948–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1978–2010
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1940–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1919–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1967–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1945–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1929–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Ian Woosnam | Golf | 🏴 Wales | 1976–active | 77.8 |
| 202 | Fred McLeod | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1950 | 77.7 |
| 203 | Chick Harbert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1970 | 77.7 |
| 204 | Ryan Fox | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2013–active | 77.7 |
| 205 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–active | 77.5 |
| 206 | Charl Schwartzel | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2002–active | 77.5 |
| 207 | Webb Simpson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 77.4 |
| 208 | Ryo Ishikawa | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–active | 77.4 |
| 209 | Tom Creavy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1940 | 77.4 |
| 210 | Abraham Ancer | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 77.3 |
| 211 | Tommy Bolt | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1970 | 77.3 |
| 212 | Henrik Stenson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–active | 77.2 |
| 213 | Michelle Wie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2023 | 77.2 |
| 214 | Tyrrell Hatton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–active | 77.1 |
| 215 | Danny Willett | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–active | 77.1 |
| 216 | Billy Burke | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1923–1950 | 76.9 |
| 217 | Jerry Barber | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1980 | 76.9 |
| 218 | Fred Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1910 | 76.9 |
| 219 | Joe Lloyd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1910 | 76.9 |
| 220 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 76.8 |
| 221 | Rasmus Højgaard | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2018–active | 76.8 |
| 222 | Viktor Hovland | Golf | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2019–active | 76.4 |
| 223 | Jason Dufner | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–active | 76.4 |
| 224 | Wayne Grady | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1978–2010 | 76.4 |
| 225 | Patrick Cantlay | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 76.0 |
| 226 | Rich Beem | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2019 | 76.0 |
| 227 | Yani Tseng | Golf | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2007–active | 75.7 |
| 228 | Claude Harmon | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1970 | 75.7 |
| 229 | Willie Macfarlane | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1940 | 75.7 |
| 230 | Madelene Sagström | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 75.7 |
| 231 | Todd Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2019 | 75.6 |
| 232 | Wyndham Clark | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 75.4 |
| 233 | Ian Baker-Finch | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1979–1997 | 75.4 |
| 234 | Dick Mayer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1970 | 75.3 |
| 235 | Adam Scott | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2000–active | 75.2 |
| 236 | Adam Hadwin | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 75.2 |
| 237 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 75.1 |
| 238 | David Lingmerth | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 75.0 |
| 239 | Joaquín Niemann | Golf | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2018–active | 74.8 |
| 240 | Ed Furgol | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1945–1970 | 74.8 |
| 241 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–active | 74.6 |
| 242 | Jin Young Ko | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 74.5 |
| 243 | Robert MacIntyre | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–active | 74.4 |
| 244 | Tony Manero | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1950 | 74.4 |
| 245 | Pelle Edberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 74.1 |
| 246 | Herman Keiser | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1965 | 73.9 |
| 247 | Jordan Spieth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 73.8 |
| 248 | Corey Conners | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–active | 73.8 |
| 249 | Justin Thomas | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 73.7 |
| 250 | Ben Curtis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 73.2 |
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