Byron Nelson

At his peak in 1945, Byron Nelson rates 99 overall (grade A) in the legends pool — a Complete Player build headlined by consistency at S+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• Power A — a touch below tour-average in the legends pool; 14 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy S — among the very best in the pool in the legends pool; only one other player in the pool rates higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play S — a clear strength in the legends pool; only 3 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game A — modestly above average in the legends pool; 9 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At A, Nelson's putting rating is a shade above the pool average (68th percentile of the legends pool) — 8 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ sits at A+ for Nelson, well above the pool average across the legends pool: 7 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve A+ — modestly above average in the legends pool; 11 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At S+, Nelson's consistency rating is top-tier (100th percentile of the legends pool) — no one else in the pool rates higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at A for Nelson, modestly above average across the legends pool: 10 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Complete Player. Elite from tee to green with nothing left exposed. When every attribute clusters this tightly near the top, a season comes down to variance, not weaknesses.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the legends pool matches this card more closely than Nick Faldo, Lee Trevino and Scottie Scheffler, in that order of similarity.

• Nick Faldo,
• Lee Trevino,
• Scottie Scheffler

This profile's course fit lines up best with U.S. Open (Major), The Open Championship (Major) and THE PLAYERS Championship (Flagship) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• U.S. Open — Major
• The Open Championship — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Byron Nelson unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 1945 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

1945: 18 wins incl. 11 in a row, 68.33 scoring avg, 19 straight top-2s. 'Iron Byron' — the modern swing prototype. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–11 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.