All-Time Greatest Golfers

We assembled a stellar blue-ribbon panel to choose the greatest golfers of all time. Each of our expert judges listed his or her top 20 golfers of all time, in order. Panelists were free to consider on-course achievements only, or to factor in character or other contributions as they
saw fit. Players earned 20 points for each first-place vote, 19 for second, and so on, down to one point for a 20th-place vote. The results are sure to start arguments.-->

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All-Time Greatest Golfers Leaderboard

1. Jack Nicklaus, 290*
6. Arnold Palmer, 199
11. Tom Watson, 120
16. Babe Zaharias, 74

2. Tiger Woods, 283
7. Byron Nelson, 196
12. Annika Sorenstam, 116
17. Gene Sarazen, 72

3. Bobby Jones, 265
8. Mickey Wright, 142
13. Harry Vardon, 106
18. Lee Trevino, 68

4. Ben Hogan, 231
9. Gary Player, 141
14. Young Tom Morris, 91
19. Old Tom Morris, 62

5. Sam Snead, 208
10. Walter Hagen, 124
15. Seve Ballesteros, 90
20. Billy Casper, 36
* 300 points possible