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 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 1988.[1]
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.[2]
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Lowest Adjusted Scoring Average (60 round minimum) |
Byron Nelson Award | Scoring Average (50 round minimum) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Jim Furyk |
68.86 | Tiger Woods |
68.11 |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods |
68.66 | Tiger Woods |
68.66 |
| 2004 |  Vijay Singh |
68.84 | Vijay Singh |
68.84 |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods |
68.41 | Tiger Woods |
68.41 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods |
68.56 | Tiger Woods |
68.56 |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods |
68.81 | Tiger Woods |
68.81 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods |
67.79 | Tiger Woods |
67.79 |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods |
68.43 | Tiger Woods |
68.43 |
| 1998 | David Duval |
69.13 | David Duval |
69.13 |
| 1997 |  Nick Price |
68.98 | Nick Price |
68.98 |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman |
69.32 | Tom Lehman |
69.32 |
| 1995 |  Steve Elkington |
69.92 | Greg Norman |
69.06 |
| 1994 | Greg Norman |
68.81 | Greg Norman |
68.81 |
| 1993 | Nick Price |
69.11 | Greg Norman |
68.90 |
| 1992 | Fred Couples |
69.38 | Fred Couples |
69.38 |
| 1991 | Fred Couples |
69.59 | Fred Couples |
69.38 |
| 1990 | Greg Norman |
69.10 | Greg Norman |
69.10 |
| 1989 | Greg Norman |
69.49 | Payne Stewart |
69.485 |
| 1988 | Chip Beck |
69.46 | Greg Norman |
69.38 |
| Year | Winner | Low Scoring Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dan Pohl |
70.25 |
| 1986 | Scott Hoch |
70.08 |
| 1985 | Don Pooley |
70.36 |
| 1984 | Calvin Peete |
70.56 |
| 1983 | Raymond Floyd |
70.61 |
| 1982 | Tom Kite |
70.21 |
| 1981 | Tom Kite |
69.80 |
| 1980 | Lee Trevino |
69.73 |
| 1979 | Tom Watson |
70.27 |
| 1978 | Tom Watson |
70.16 |
| 1977 | Tom Watson |
70.32 |
| 1976 | Don January |
70.56 |
| 1975 | Bruce Crampton |
70.57 |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino |
70.53 |
| 1973 | Bruce Crampton |
70.57 |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino |
70.89 |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino |
70.27 |
| 1970 | Lee Trevino |
70.64 |
| 1969 | Dave Hill |
70.34 |
| 1968 | Billy Casper |
69.82 |
| 1967 | Arnold Palmer |
70.18 |
| 1966 | Billy Casper |
70.27 |
| 1965 | Billy Casper |
70.85 |
| 1964 | Arnold Palmer |
70.01 |
| 1963 | Billy Casper |
70.58 |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer |
70.27 |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer |
69.85 |
| 1960 | Billy Casper |
69.95 |
| 1959 | Art Wall |
70.35 |
| 1958 | Bob Rosburg |
70.11 |
| 1957 | Dow Finsterwald |
70.30 |
| 1956 | Cary Middlecoff |
70.35 |
| 1955 | Sam Snead |
69.86 |
| 1954 | E.J. "Dutch" Harrison |
70.41 |
| 1953 | Lloyd Mangrum |
70.22 |
| 1952 | Jack Burke, Jr. |
70.54 |
| 1951 | Lloyd Mangrum |
70.05 |
| 1950 | Sam Snead |
69.23 |
| 1949 | Sam Snead |
69.37 |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan |
69.30 |
| 1947 | Jimmy Demaret |
69.90 |
| Year | Winner | Points system winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Ben Hogan |
494 points |
| 1940 | Ben Hogan |
423 points |
| 1939 | Byron Nelson |
473 points |
| 1938 | Sam Snead |
520 points |
| 1937 | Harry Cooper |
500 points |
[edit] Multiple winners
Thirteen men have won the Vardon Trophy more than once (1937-2006).
- 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
Three men have won the Byron Nelson Award more than once (1988-2006).
- 7 wins
- Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
- 5 wins
- Greg Norman: 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995
- 2 wins
- Fred Couples: 1991, 1992
