Gene Sarazen

Peak: 1932 — Gene Sarazen rates 92 overall in the legends pool, a World No. 1 Material build with short game the clear peak at A+.

• Power A- — a step below the pool average in the legends pool; 18 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy A — a clear strength in the legends pool; only 4 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play sits at A for Sarazen, a step below the pool average across the legends pool: 17 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• At A+, Sarazen's short game rating is a clear strength (76th percentile of the legends pool) — 6 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At A-, Sarazen's putting rating is well below the pool average (24th percentile of the legends pool) — 19 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 A — modestly above average in the legends pool; 12 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+ — a shade above the pool 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.
• Consistency A — a shade above the pool average in the legends pool; 12 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine A+ — well above the pool average in the legends pool; 5 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

World No. 1 Material. Ranks among the very best in the pool on the strength of a broad, balanced game rather than one standout attribute.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the legends pool matches this card more closely than Gary Player, Ernie Els and Tom Watson, in that order of similarity.

• Gary Player,
• Ernie Els,
• Tom Watson

Of the 24 events on the schedule, The Open Championship, U.S. Open and THE PLAYERS Championship suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

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

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Gene Sarazen unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 1932 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

1932: U.S. Open (final 28 holes in 100) + Open. First career Grand Slam (1935 Masters, 'shot heard round the world'); invented the sand wedge → short game 9. Competitive for 20+ years. 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.