- 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 Golf athletes of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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–— | 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–— | 77.7 |
| 205 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–— | 77.5 |
| 206 | Charl Schwartzel | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2002–— | 77.5 |
| 207 | Webb Simpson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–— | 77.4 |
| 208 | Ryo Ishikawa | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–— | 77.4 |
| 209 | Tom Creavy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1940 | 77.4 |
| 210 | Abraham Ancer | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–— | 77.3 |
| 211 | Tommy Bolt | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1970 | 77.3 |
| 212 | Henrik Stenson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–— | 77.2 |
| 213 | Michelle Wie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2023 | 77.2 |
| 214 | Tyrrell Hatton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 77.1 |
| 215 | Danny Willett | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–— | 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–— | 76.8 |
| 222 | Viktor Hovland | Golf | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2019–— | 76.4 |
| 223 | Jason Dufner | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–— | 76.4 |
| 224 | Wayne Grady | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1978–2010 | 76.4 |
| 225 | Patrick Cantlay | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–— | 76 |
| 226 | Rich Beem | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2019 | 76 |
| 227 | Yani Tseng | Golf | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2007–— | 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–— | 75.7 |
| 231 | Todd Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2019 | 75.6 |
| 232 | Wyndham Clark | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–— | 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–— | 75.2 |
| 236 | Adam Hadwin | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–— | 75.2 |
| 237 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 75.1 |
| 238 | David Lingmerth | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 75 |
| 239 | Joaquín Niemann | Golf | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2018–— | 74.8 |
| 240 | Ed Furgol | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1945–1970 | 74.8 |
| 241 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–— | 74.6 |
| 242 | Jin Young Ko | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–— | 74.5 |
| 243 | Robert MacIntyre | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–— | 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–— | 73.8 |
| 248 | Corey Conners | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–— | 73.8 |
| 249 | Justin Thomas | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–— | 73.7 |
| 250 | Ben Curtis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 73.2 |
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