- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
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.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jack Nicklaus ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1888–1897
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 62.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 68.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 42.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 62.0
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 56.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Jack Fleck | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1979 | 73.0 |
| 252 | Payne Stewart | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1999 | 72.9 |
| 253 | Shaun Micheel | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2019 | 72.7 |
| 254 | James Foulis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1895–1910 | 72.6 |
| 255 | Hugh Kirkaldy | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1888–1897 | 69.7 |
| 256 | Lexi Thompson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–active | 66.4 |
| 257 | Alex Norén | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–active | 62.1 |
| 258 | Ludvig Åberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2023–active | 57.6 |
| 259 | Jesper Parnevik | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1986–2019 | 55.3 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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