Vardon Trophy

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The Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. No award was given from 1942–1946 due to World War II. In 1947, the PGA began awarding it for low scoring average. In 1988, the trophy began going to the golfer with the lowest adjusted scoring average over a minimum of 60 rounds, with no mid-round withdraws (instituted in 1988[1]). The trophy is named for the British golfing great Harry Vardon.

The PGA Tour presents its own Byron Nelson Award annually to the player with the lowest adjusted scoring average for the year. It has a 50-round minimum, and was instituted in 1980.[2]

For both awards, non-medal rounds (such as in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and The International) count towards the minimum number of rounds but are not included in the calculation of the scoring average.[3]

[edit] Winners

Year Winner Adjusted Scoring Average
(60 round minimum)		 Byron Nelson Award Adjusted Scoring Average
(50 round minimum)
2007 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 67.79 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 67.79
2006 Flag of the United States Jim Furyk 68.86 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.11
2005 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.66 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.66
2004 Flag of Fiji Vijay Singh 68.84 Flag of Fiji Vijay Singh 68.84
2003 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.41 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.41
2002 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.56 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.56
2001 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.81 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.81
2000 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 67.79 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 67.79
1999 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.43 Flag of the United States Tiger Woods 68.43
1998 Flag of the United States David Duval 69.13 Flag of the United States David Duval 69.13
1997 Flag of Zimbabwe Nick Price 68.98 Flag of Zimbabwe Nick Price 68.98
1996 Flag of the United States Tom Lehman 69.32 Flag of the United States Tom Lehman 69.32
1995 Flag of Australia Steve Elkington 69.92 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 69.06
1994 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 68.81 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 68.81
1993 Flag of Zimbabwe Nick Price 69.11 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 68.90
1992 Flag of the United States Fred Couples 69.38 Flag of the United States Fred Couples 69.38
1991 Flag of the United States Fred Couples 69.59 Flag of the United States Fred Couples 69.38
1990 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 69.10 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 69.10
1989 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 69.49 Flag of the United States Payne Stewart 69.485
1988 Flag of the United States Chip Beck 69.46 Flag of Australia Greg Norman 69.38
Year Winner Scoring Average
(60 round minimum)		 Byron Nelson Award Scoring Average
(50 round minimum)
1987 Flag of the United States Dan Pohl 70.25 Flag of the United States David Frost 70.09
1986 Flag of the United States Scott Hoch 70.08 Flag of the United States Scott Hoch 70.08
1985 Flag of the United States Don Pooley 70.36 Flag of the United States Don Pooley 70.36
1984 Flag of the United States Calvin Peete 70.56 Flag of the United States Calvin Peete 70.56
1983 Flag of the United States Raymond Floyd 70.61 Flag of the United States Raymond Floyd 70.61
1982 Flag of the United States Tom Kite 70.21 Flag of the United States Tom Kite 70.21
1981 Flag of the United States Tom Kite 69.80 Flag of the United States Tom Kite 69.80
1980 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino 69.73 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino 69.73
Year Winner Scoring Average
1979 Flag of the United States Tom Watson 70.27
1978 Flag of the United States Tom Watson 70.16
1977 Flag of the United States Tom Watson 70.32
1976 Flag of the United States Don January 70.56
1975 Flag of Australia Bruce Crampton 70.57
1974 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino 70.53
1973 Flag of Australia Bruce Crampton 70.57
1972 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino 70.89
1971 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino 70.27
1970 Flag of the United States Lee Trevino 70.64
1969 Flag of the United States Dave Hill 70.34
1968 Flag of the United States Billy Casper 69.82
1967 Flag of the United States Arnold Palmer 70.18
1966 Flag of the United States Billy Casper 70.27
1965 Flag of the United States Billy Casper 70.85
1964 Flag of the United States Arnold Palmer 70.01
1963 Flag of the United States Billy Casper 70.58
1962 Flag of the United States Arnold Palmer 70.27
1961 Flag of the United States Arnold Palmer 69.85
1960 Flag of the United States Billy Casper 69.95
1959 Flag of the United States Art Wall 70.35
1958 Flag of the United States Bob Rosburg 70.11
1957 Flag of the United States Dow Finsterwald 70.30
1956 Flag of the United States Cary Middlecoff 70.35
1955 Flag of the United States Sam Snead 69.86
1954 Flag of the United States E. J. Harrison 70.41
1953 Flag of the United States Lloyd Mangrum 70.22
1952 Flag of the United States Jack Burke, Jr. 70.54
1951 Flag of the United States Lloyd Mangrum 70.05
1950 Flag of the United States Sam Snead 69.23
1949 Flag of the United States Sam Snead 69.37
1948 Flag of the United States Ben Hogan 69.30
1947 Flag of the United States Jimmy Demaret 69.90
Year Winner Points
1941 Flag of the United States Ben Hogan 494
1940 Flag of the United States Ben Hogan 423
1939 Flag of the United States Byron Nelson 473
1938 Flag of the United States Sam Snead 520
1937 Flag of the United States Harry Cooper 500

[edit] Multiple winners

Thirteen men have won the Vardon Trophy more than once (1937-2007).

  • 7 wins
    • Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007

Four men have won the Byron Nelson Award more than once (1980-2007).

  • 8 wins
    • Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

[edit] References

  1. ^ Norman's Grip on Trophy Broken by a Technicality
  2. ^ Information on Byron Nelson Award (on page 68)
  3. ^ Minimum rounds information