Harry Vardon Trophy
The Harry Vardon Trophy is awarded by the
The Race to Dubai is calculated in euro, although many of the events have prize funds which are fixed in other currencies, mainly pounds sterling or U.S. dollars. In these instances, the amounts are converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament is played.
History
The award was created in 1937 as the
Six events were used in 1938 with a minimum of 16 rounds which had to include The Open Championship. The same events were used as in 1937 with the exception of the Southend Tournament. Henry Cotton won the award with an average of 72.87 having played in 4 of the 6 qualifying events. Reg Whitcombe was second with an average of 73.35 for 20 rounds.[4][5]
A new system was introduced in 1939. A points system was used with the winner getting 1 point, 2nd place getting 2 points, down to 26 points for finishing outside the top 25. Five events were used with a minimum of 16 rounds which had to include the four rounds of the Open Championship. The Dunlop-Southport Tournament did not take place but otherwise the same tournaments were used as in 1938. Reg Whitcombe won with a score of 27 (7th, 6th, 3rd, 2nd and 9th). Sam King was second on 49 which included 26 points because he had not played in the Irish Open. King had a lower average (72.87) than Whitcombe (73).[6][7]
In 1946, after World War II, the award was again given to the player with the best average in the major stroke play events. 20 rounds were required and four rounds of the Open were compulsory. Bobby Locke won with an average of 73.16 in 36 rounds.[8] Norman Von Nida won in 1947 with an average of 71.25 in 52 rounds[9] and Charlie Ward won in 1948 averaging 71.29 over 44 rounds.[10]
Before 1980, the Order of Merit had been based on a points system or stroke average, so it was not necessarily headed by the golfer who won the most money. In 1971 Peter Oosterhuis won the Order of Merit and won £9,269. Gary Player was the leading money winner with £11,281 but of that, £8,500 came from winning the 1971 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship.[11]
Winners
Year | Winner | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
Race to Dubai | |||
2023 | Rory McIlroy (5) | 5,296 | |
Year | DP World Tour Rankings | Points | |
2022 | Rory McIlroy (4) | 4,754 | |
Year | Race to Dubai | Points | |
2021 | Collin Morikawa | 5,856 | |
2020 | Lee Westwood (3) | 3,128 | |
2019 | Jon Rahm | 5,898 | |
2018 | Francesco Molinari | 6,041,521 | |
2017 | Tommy Fleetwood | 5,386,955 | |
2016 | Henrik Stenson (2) | 5,289,506 | |
2015 | Rory McIlroy (3) | 4,727,253 | |
2014 | Rory McIlroy (2) | 7,149,503 | |
2013 | Henrik Stenson | 4,103,796 | |
Year | Race to Dubai | Prize money (€) | |
2012 | Rory McIlroy | 5,519,118 | |
2011 | Luke Donald | 5,323,400 | |
2010 | Martin Kaymer | 4,461,011 | |
2009 | Lee Westwood (2) | 4,237,762 | |
Year | Order of Merit | Prize money (€) | |
2008 | Robert Karlsson | 2,732,748 | |
2007 | Justin Rose | 2,944,945 | |
2006 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,489,337 | |
2005 | Colin Montgomerie (8) | 2,794,223 | |
2004 | Ernie Els (2) | 4,061,905 | |
2003 | Ernie Els | 2,975,374 | |
2002 | Retief Goosen (2) | 2,360,128 | |
Year | Volvo Order of Merit | Prize money (€) | |
2001 | Retief Goosen | 2,862,806 | |
2000 | Lee Westwood | 3,125,147 | |
1999 | Colin Montgomerie (7) | 1,822,880 | |
Year | Volvo Order of Merit | Prize money (£) | |
1998 | Colin Montgomerie (6) | 993,077 | |
1997 | Colin Montgomerie (5) | 798,948 | |
1996 | Colin Montgomerie (4) | 875,146 | |
1995 | Colin Montgomerie (3) | 835,051 | |
1994 | Colin Montgomerie (2) | 762,720 | |
1993 | Colin Montgomerie | 613,683 | |
1992 | Nick Faldo (2) | 708,522 | |
1991 | Seve Ballesteros (6) | 545,354 | |
1990 | Ian Woosnam (2) | 574,166 | |
1989 | Ronan Rafferty | 400,311 | |
1988 | Seve Ballesteros (5) | 451,560 | |
Year | Epson Order of Merit | Prize money (£) | |
1987 | Ian Woosnam | 253,717 | |
1986 | Seve Ballesteros (4) | 242,209 | |
1985 | Sandy Lyle (3) | 162,553 | |
Year | Sperry Order of Merit | Prize money (£) | |
1984 | Bernhard Langer (2) | 139,344 | |
Year | Official money list | Prize money (£) | |
1983 | Nick Faldo | 119,416 | |
1982 | Greg Norman | 66,406 | |
1981 | Bernhard Langer | 81,036 | |
1980 | Sandy Lyle (2) | 43,346 | |
Year | Order of Merit | Points | |
1979 | Sandy Lyle | 39,808 | |
1978 | Seve Ballesteros (3) | 47,178 | |
1977 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | 28,699 | |
1976 | Seve Ballesteros | 21,495 | |
1975 | Dale Hayes | 17,488 | |
1974 | Peter Oosterhuis (4) | 2,965 | |
1973 | Peter Oosterhuis (3) | 3,440 | |
1972 | Peter Oosterhuis (2) | 1,751 | |
1971 | Peter Oosterhuis | 1,293 | |
1970 | Neil Coles (2) | 779 | |
1969 | Bernard Gallacher | 910 | |
1968 | Brian Huggett | 919 | |
1967 | Malcolm Gregson | ||
1966 | Peter Alliss (2) | 893 | |
1965 | Bernard Hunt (3) | 969 | |
1964 | Peter Alliss | 1,940 | |
1963 | Neil Coles | 674 | |
1962 | Christy O'Connor Snr (2) | ||
1961 | Christy O'Connor Snr | ||
1960 | Bernard Hunt (2) | ||
1959 | Dai Rees (2) | ||
1958 | Bernard Hunt | ||
1957 | Eric Brown | ||
1956 | Harry Weetman (2) | ||
1955 | Dai Rees | ||
1954 | Bobby Locke (3) | ||
1953 | Flory Van Donck | ||
1952 | Harry Weetman | ||
1951 | John Panton | ||
1950 | Bobby Locke (2) | ||
1949 | Charlie Ward (2) | ||
1948 | Charlie Ward | ||
1947 | Norman Von Nida | ||
1946 | Bobby Locke | ||
1940–1945: No award | |||
1939 | Reg Whitcombe | ||
1938 | Henry Cotton | ||
1937 | Charles Whitcombe |
Multiple winners
Rank | Player | Wins | First win | Last win |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Montgomerie | 8 | 1993 | 2005 |
2 | Seve Ballesteros | 6 | 1976 | 1991 |
3 | Rory McIlroy | 5 | 2012 | 2023 |
4 | Peter Oosterhuis | 4 | 1971 | 1974 |
T5 | Lee Westwood | 3 | 2009 | 2020 |
Sandy Lyle | 3 | 1979 | 1985 | |
Bernard Hunt | 3 | 1958 | 1965 | |
Bobby Locke | 3 | 1946 | 1954 | |
T9 | Henrik Stenson | 2 | 2013 | 2016 |
Ernie Els | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | |
Retief Goosen | 2 | 2001 | 2002 | |
Nick Faldo | 2 | 1983 | 1992 | |
Ian Woosnam | 2 | 1987 | 1990 | |
Bernhard Langer | 2 | 1981 | 1984 | |
Neil Coles | 2 | 1963 | 1970 | |
Peter Alliss | 2 | 1964 | 1966 | |
Christy O'Connor Snr | 2 | 1961 | 1962 | |
Dai Rees | 2 | 1955 | 1959 | |
Harry Weetman | 2 | 1952 | 1956 | |
Charlie Ward | 2 | 1948 | 1949 |
References
- ^ "Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy". The Times. 10 September 1937. p. 5.
- ^ "Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy". The Times. 13 September 1937. p. 6.
- ^ "Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy – C A Whitcombe's fine average". The Times. 1 October 1937. p. 5.
- ^ "Golf – The Harry Vardon Trophy". The Times. 13 January 1938. p. 6.
- ^ "The "Vardon" Trophy". The Times. 20 August 1938. p. 3.
- ^ "The Harry Vardon Trophy". The Times. 19 August 1939. p. 5.
- ^ "The Harry Vardon Trophy – final placings". The Times. 2 September 1939. p. 3.
- ^ "Golf – Locke wins Harry Vardon Trophy". The Times. 20 September 1946. p. 8.
- ^ "Harry Vardon Trophy – Von Nida's success". The Times. 9 September 1947. p. 2.
- ^ "Golf – Harry Vardon Trophy". The Times. 15 September 1948. p. 2.
- ^ "Golf - Oosterhuis heads merit list". The Times. 6 November 1971. p. 15.
External links
- Harry Vardon Trophy Honour Roll at www.pga.info
- Harry Vardon Trophy winners at www.europeantour.com