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. The trophy is named for 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 1988.<ref>Information on Byron Nelson Award</ref>
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.<ref>Minimum rounds information</ref>
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Points system winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ben Hogan | 494 points |
| 1940 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ben Hogan | 423 points |
| 1939 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Byron Nelson | 473 points |
| 1938 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead | 520 points |
| 1937 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Harry Cooper | 500 points |
[edit] Multiple winners
Thirteen men have won the Vardon Trophy more than once through 2005.
- 6 wins
- Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
- 5 wins
- Billy Casper: 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968
- Lee Trevino: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1980
- 4 wins
- Arnold Palmer: 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967
- Sam Snead: 1938, 1949, 1950, 1955
- 3 wins
- Ben Hogan: 1940, 1941, 1948
- Greg Norman: 1989, 1990, 1994
- Tom Watson: 1977, 1978, 1979
- 2 wins
- Fred Couples: 1991, 1992
- Bruce Crampton: 1973, 1975
- Tom Kite: 1981, 1982
- Lloyd Mangrum: 1951, 1953
- Nick Price: 1993, 1997
[edit] Notes and References
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