Walter Hagen

Peak: 1924 — Walter Hagen rates 90 overall in the legends pool, a World No. 1 Material build with nerve the clear peak at S+.

• At A-, Hagen's power rating is a mild soft spot (28th percentile of 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.
• At C, Hagen's accuracy rating is the clearest weak point in the profile (12th percentile of the legends pool) — nearly the whole pool rates higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play A- — a genuine liability in the legends pool; this is the single lowest mark in the pool. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game sits at S for Hagen, top-tier across the legends pool: only 2 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting A+ — top-tier in the legends pool; only 2 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 Hagen, a clear strength 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.
• At S+, Hagen's nerve rating is among the very best in the pool (100th percentile of the legends pool) — no one else in the pool rates higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency B+ — well below the pool average in the legends pool; nearly the whole pool rates higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at A- for Hagen, a mild soft spot across the legends pool: 17 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 Seve Ballesteros, Phil Mickelson and Tom Watson, in that order of similarity.

• Seve Ballesteros,
• Phil Mickelson,
• Tom Watson

This profile's course fit lines up best with Masters Tournament (Major), The Open Championship (Major) and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Marquee) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• Masters Tournament — Major
• The Open Championship — Major
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am — Marquee

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Walter Hagen unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 1924 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

11 majors incl. 4 straight PGA Championships (match play, 22 straight wins) 1924–27, 4 Opens. Sprayed it. 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.