The 100 Greatest Golfers of All-Time

The Cutting Room Floor. (Last update: 2/25/25 Next update: December ’25)

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RankPlayerYearsCountry
1Tiger WoodsWhy?1999-activeUSA
2Jack Nicklaus1957-2005USA
3Phil Mickelson🔵Why?1990-activeUSA
4Ben Hogan1934-1967USA
5Sam Snead1937-1983USA
6Arnold Palmer1952-2004USA
7Tom Watson1970-2016USA
8Gary Player1956-2009S. Africa
9Bobby Jones1916-1948USA
10Rory McIIroy2007-activeN. Ireland
11Ernie Els🔵1989-activeS. Africa
12Nick Faldo1976-2015England
13Seve Ballesteros1975-2007Spain
14Lee Trevino1966-2000USA
15Greg Norman🔵1977-2009Australia
16Brooks Koepka2012-activeUSA
17Walter Hagen1913-1942USA
18Gene Sarazen1920-1976USA
19Byron Nelson1934-1966USA
20Vijay Singh1989-acitveFiji
21Nick Price1975-2006Zimbabwe
22Dustin Johnson2008-activeUSA
23Bernhard Langer1976-2023Germany
24Billy Casper1956-2005USA
25Raymond Floyd1963-2009USA
26Scottie Scheffler2016-activeUSA
27Jordan Spieth2012-activeUSA
28Ben Crenshaw1970-2015USA
29Hale Irwin1966-2004USA
30Payne Stewart1981-1999USA
31Xander Schauffele2017-activeUSA
32Pádraig Harrington1996-activeIreland
33Jon Rahm2016-activeSpain
34Justin Thomas2014-2024USA
35Sergio Garcia1996-activeSpain
36Jason Day2010-activeAustralia
37Justin Rose1998-acitveEngland
38Adam Scott2000-activeAustralia
39Julius Boros1950-1980USA
40Harry Vardon1893-1929Jersey
41John Henry Taylor1893-1929England
42James Braid1894-1938Scotland
43José María Olazábal1984-2018Spain
44Johnny Miller1966-1994USA
45Larry Nelson1976-2011USA
46Davis Love III1986-2020USA
47Fred Couples1979-2024USA
48Jim Furyk🔵1994-2022USA
49Cary Middlecoff1946-1971USA
50Lanny Wadkins1970-2001USA
51Tom Kite1970-2004USA
52Tom Weiskopf1965-2004USA
53Reteif Goosen1999-2012S. Africa
54Louis Oosthuizen🔵2004-activeS. Africa
55Henrik Stenson2001-activeSweden
56Lee Westwood🔵1995-2022England
57Martin Kaymer2008-activeGermany
58David Duval1990-2022USA
59Steve Elkington🔵1988-2011Australia
60Justin Leonard1993-2024USA
61Hubert Green1969-1996USA
62Curtis Strange1975-2002USA
63Mark O’Meara1980-2018USA
64Ian Woosnam1982-2021Wales
65Fuzzy Zoeller1976-2009USA
66Tom Lehman1986-2019USA
67Collin Morikawa2019-activeUSA
68Bubba Watson2004-activeUSA
69Bryson DeChambeau2015-activeUSA
70Zach Johnson2004-activeUSA
71Angel Cabrera1997-2019Argentina
72Sandy Lyle1974-2013Scotland
73Lee Janzen1985-2015USA
74David Graham1970-1995Australia
75Jerry Pate1975-2011USA
76Dave Stockton1968-1997USA
77Paul Azinger1983-2009USA
78Hal Sutton1980-2005USA
79Leo Diegel1920-1939USA
80Jimmy Demaret1935-1967USA
81Denny Shute1926-1972USA
82Tony Jacklin1963-2007England
83Colin Montgomerie🔵1990-2016Scotland
84Luke Donald1999-2024England
85Craig Wood1925-1964USA
86Ralph Guldahl1930-1973USA
87Ian Poulter2000-2022England
88Rickie Fowler2008-activeUSA
89Hideki Matsuyama2011-activeJapan
90Matt Kuchar1998-activeUSA
91Tommy Fleetwood2014-activeEngland
92Corey Pavin1981-2010USA
93Darren Clarke1991-activeN. Ireland
94Stewart Cink1996-activeUSA
95Peter Thomson1951-1984Australia
96Steve Stricker🔵1993-2021USA
97Craig Stadler1974-2014USA
98Andy North1974-1995USA
99John Daly1986-2024USA
100David Toms1996-2019USA