- 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 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
- 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 |
| 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–— | 66.4 |
| 257 | Alex Norén | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–— | 62.1 |
| 258 | Ludvig Åberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2023–— | 57.6 |
| 259 | Jesper Parnevik | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1986–2019 | 55.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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