The short version
- Putting, Clutch and Iron Play weigh 1.2; Driving Power, Accuracy and Short Game 1.1; Consistency, Course IQ and Scrambling 1.0. No Frame or height slot: golf swapped it for Scrambling.
- Careers start at 22 and run to 34 to 52. Max age is 36 + 0.14 × Consistency + 0.04 × (Course IQ − 50), by far the longest on the site.
- The Hall score is wins × 1.6, majors × 7, Player of the Year × 4, FedEx Cup × 3.2, scoring titles × 1.5, top-10s × 0.18, weeks at #1 × 0.05.
- Automatic Hall: 3 majors, or 25 wins, or 2 majors with 14 wins. 12 majors is the G.O.A.T. verdict.
- The all-time #1 is a 107. Hogan in Accuracy and Iron Play, Nicklaus in Course IQ, Scheffler on the greens.
On this page
The nine slots
| Slot | Body part | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Putting | Hands | 1.2 |
| Clutch | Chest | 1.2 |
| Iron Play | Trail arm | 1.2 |
| Driving Power | Driver | 1.1 |
| Accuracy | Lead arm | 1.1 |
| Short Game | Glove | 1.1 |
| Consistency | Legs | 1.0 |
| Course IQ | Cap | 1.0 |
| Scrambling | Touch | 1.0 |
The in-game "What matters most" panel still shows a "0.4× Frame" line left over from an older version. There is no Frame slot in golf; the nine above are what the game actually scores.
What lands
- About 210 PGA Tour players with ratings derived from real Tour statistics, plus 12 legend icons (Hogan, Nicklaus, Palmer, Snead, Player, Jones, Trevino, Ballesteros, Sörenstam and more).
- 4% Legend, 5% Prime, tier-weighted otherwise. One Re-spin, one Boost, one Snag.
What the career sim rewards
- The four majors: The Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, The Open. Majors are worth 7 Hall points each and decide the top verdicts.
- FedEx Cup (season title), Player of the Year, the scoring title, and weeks at world #1.
- Career length: 36 + 0.14 × Consistency + 0.04 × (Course IQ − 50), clamped 34 to 52. A 90 Consistency golfer plays into his fifties.
- One injury per career; the usual decision events.
The Hall of Fame
Otherwise the score (wins × 1.6 + majors × 7 + POY × 4 + FedEx × 3.2 + scoring titles × 1.5 + top-10s × 0.18 + weeks at #1 × 0.05) goes through a power curve, ((score − 11) / 85)^0.78, the only game that does that; it makes the middle of the range more forgiving than a straight line. Verdicts: 🐐 G.O.A.T. (12+ majors, checked before anything else), 🏆 World Golf Hall of Fame, ⛳ Hall of Sunday Charges (12+ wins, zero majors: the best player never to win the big one), Perennial Contender (80+), Tour Grinder (72+), Hall of Missed Cuts. Vote line: 75 + 0.14 × (score − 95) + 1.5 per major, first ballot at 90% or three majors.
Best builds from the leaderboard
The highest-rated golfers ever posted, pulled 2026-08-25 from 37,977 builds. Legends fill 35% of top-40 slots: Hogan twice (Accuracy, Iron Play), Nicklaus in Course IQ, Snead in Consistency, Ballesteros and Mickelson in Short Game, Bobby Jones in Clutch.
| # | OVR | Build | Driving Power | Accuracy | Iron Play | Short Game | Putting | Clutch | Consistency | Course IQ | Scrambling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107 | Suck it Chapin | Keegan Bradley 97 | Ben Hogan Legend 118 | Jordan Smith 92 | Seve Ballesteros Legend 118 | Tiger Woods Legend 116 | Chris Gotterup 106 | Tom Watson Legend 104 | Jack Nicklaus Legend 118 | Wyndham Clark 97 |
| 2 | 105 | Ethan Sayer | Michael Brennan 99 | Aaron Rai 102 | Annika Sörenstam Legend 113 | Seve Ballesteros Legend 118 | Akshay Bhatia 91 | Cameron Young 101 | Si Woo Kim 98 | Bobby Jones Legend 113 | Gary Player Legend 113 |
| 3 | 105 | Goaty McGoat | Arnold Palmer Legend 106 | Cameron Young 81 | Ben Hogan Legend 118 | Phil Mickelson Legend 118 | Rory McIlroy 98 | Bobby Jones Legend 113 | Tommy Fleetwood 110 | Tyrrell Hatton 89 | Tom Watson Legend 111 |
| 4 | 104 | Shrink DaGame | Kurt Kitayama 92 | Andrew Putnam 90 | Ben Hogan Legend 118 | Akshay Bhatia 102 | Jacob Bridgeman 93 | Bobby Jones Legend 113 | Cameron Young 104 | Sam Snead Legend 104 | Phil Mickelson Legend 118 |
| 5 | 104 | Buck Fox | Nicolai Højgaard 95 | Jordan Smith 90 | Johnny Keefer 100 | Phil Mickelson Legend 118 | Scottie Scheffler 108 | Matt Fitzpatrick 108 | Chris Gotterup 96 | Arnold Palmer Legend 104 | Seve Ballesteros Legend 118 |
| 6 | 104 | Ace Bishop | Gary Woodland 91 | Lee Trevino Legend 113 | Tiger Woods Legend 118 | Steven Fisk 85 | Scottie Scheffler 108 | Ryan Fox 105 | Ryo Hisatsune 93 | Arnold Palmer Legend 104 | Phil Mickelson Legend 118 |
| 7 | 104 | Charlie Woods by Jaxson_Simister | Sam Snead Legend 104 | Russell Henley 108 | Tiger Woods Legend 118 | Alex Noren 104 | Matt Fitzpatrick 94 | Jon Rahm 95 | Tommy Fleetwood 98 | Jack Nicklaus Legend 118 | Eric Cole 96 |
| 8 | 103 | Bo Stone | Michael Brennan 99 | Lee Trevino Legend 113 | Hideki Matsuyama 95 | Patrick Cantlay 93 | Scottie Scheffler 108 | Gary Woodland 92 | Sam Snead Legend 111 | Tiger Woods Legend 118 | Jake Knapp 100 |
Most-used player in each slot across the top 40 builds:
| Slot | Most used (top 40) | Best value seen |
|---|---|---|
| Driving Power | Rory McIlroy (7), Bryson DeChambeau (5), Arnold Palmer (4) | 121 |
| Accuracy | Ben Hogan (9), Aaron Rai (7), Lee Trevino (5) | 122 |
| Iron Play | Ben Hogan (7), Tiger Woods (7), Scottie Scheffler (5) | 118 |
| Short Game | Seve Ballesteros (6), Phil Mickelson (6), Akshay Bhatia (6) | 118 |
| Putting | Scottie Scheffler (6), Wyndham Clark (6), Si Woo Kim (6) | 116 |
| Clutch | Bobby Jones (5), Matt Fitzpatrick (5), Chris Gotterup (4) | 118 |
| Consistency | Sam Snead (6), Annika Sörenstam (4), Tommy Fleetwood (3) | 118 |
| Course IQ | Jack Nicklaus (7), Tiger Woods (5), Bobby Jones (3) | 118 |
| Scrambling | Phil Mickelson (5), Jake Knapp (5), Gary Player (3) | 118 |
Tips
- Putting, Clutch, Iron Play. The 1.2 slots, and Clutch is what closes on Sunday.
- Consistency is 14 years per 100 points. It is a 1.0 slot in OVR and the most valuable slot in the sim: more seasons, more majors, and the Hall score is cumulative.
- Majors beat wins. Seven points each against 1.6; three majors is automatic, twenty-five wins is the hard way.
- There is no dump slot. Nothing weighs under 1.0 here. Every card matters.
Leaderboard
Sorted by OVR; also Wins, Majors and POYs. Golf runs its own daily every day.
Questions people ask
What are the slot weights in Golf Player Builder?
Putting, Clutch and Iron Play 1.2; Driving Power, Accuracy and Short Game 1.1; Consistency, Course IQ and Scrambling 1.0. There is no height slot.
How do you make the Hall of Fame in Golf Player Builder?
Automatically with 3 majors, 25 wins, or 2 majors with 14 wins. Otherwise a score led by majors (7 points each) on a power curve.
How long do golf careers last?
From 34 to 52. Max age is 36 plus 0.14 per point of Consistency plus a little Course IQ.
What is the Hall of Sunday Charges?
The verdict for a golfer with 12 or more wins and no majors: the best player never to win the big one.
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