Tom Vardon
Tom Vardon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Alfred Vardon | ||
Born | Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands | 11 October 1874||
Died | 13 October 1938 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 64)||
Sporting nationality | Jersey | ||
Spouse | Minnie Stevenson | ||
Children | 2 | ||
Career | |||
Status | Professional | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | T9: 1916 | ||
The Open Championship | 2nd: 1903 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Thomas Alfred Vardon (11 October 1874 – 13 October 1938)
Vardon tied for ninth place in the
Early life
Vardon was born at Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands, to Philip George Vardon (1829–1914) and Elizabeth Augustine Bouchard (1837–1920). In 1894 he married Minnie Stevenson. They had two children, Stella F. Vardon and Leonard Harry Vardon.[1] Vardon was the head professional at a number of golf clubs including Ilkley Golf Club from 1893 to 1900 and Royal St George's Golf Club.[5]
In 1909 Vardon emigrated to the United States, departing
Golf course architecture
Vardon was involved in golf course architecture, designing or helping with the design of 40 courses. Pamphlets that survived the clubhouse fire at White Bear Yacht Club in 1937 record that although the original golf course design was by William Watson, there was further development by Vardon and
Vardon designed courses
- Settle Golf Club, Settle, England (1895)
- Coventry Golf Club, Coventry, England (1911) - Course design Vardon, bunkers laid out by his brother Harry[11]
- Kendal Golf Club, Kendal, England - alterations to the original layout
- Vardon Golf Club, Minot, North Dakota (1929) [12]
- Spooner Golf Club, Spooner, Wisconsin (1930)
- St. Augustines, Cliffsend, England (1907)
- Meadow Lark Country Club, Great Falls, Montana (1920)[13]
- Stillwater Country Club, Stillwater, Minnesota (1924) - Vardon designed the original 9-hole course
- Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club, Strathpeffer, Scotland - added pot bunkers (1908)
- University of Minnesota, Les Bolstad Golf Course, Falcon Heights, Minnesota (1929)
- White Bear Yacht Club, White Bear Lake, Minnesota - Course design by William Watson, redevelopment by Vardon and Donald Ross
- Southview Country Club, West St. Paul, Minnesota (1919)
- Eau Claire Golf and Country Club (1928) - Tom Vardon and Charles H. Ramsdell.[14]
Death
Vardon died on 13 October 1938 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Legacy
Vardon was posthumously inducted into the Minnesota PGA Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
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The Open Championship | T10 | 12 | T28 | 19 | T9 | 10 | T7 | WD |
Tournament | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 |
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The Open Championship | T10 | WD | 5 | 2 | 4 | WD | T12 | T3 | T13 | T19 | WD |
Note: Vardon only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1903, 1904 (tie), 1905 (tie), 1906 (winners), 1907 (winners), 1909 (winners), 1910 (winners)
References
- ^ a b Vardon, Thomas Alfred. "Vardon Ancestry". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Saywell 1990, p.268
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ a b "Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Inductees" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ Saywell 1990, p.262
- ^ "SS Majestic -- Passenger Manifest". 16 June 1909. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Boston Evening Transcript - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Tom Vardon obituary" (PDF). The Greenkeeper's Reporter: 34. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "LINKS Golf Magazine | The Best Source on Golf Courses, Travel and Lifestyle: White Bear Yacht Club". linksmagazine.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Diehl, R.W.; Vardon, T. (1927). Diehl-Vardon golf manual. Western Golf Pub. Co. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Coventry Golf Club: Golf course in Coventry". coventrygolf.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Vardon Golf Club". Vardon Golf Club. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Meadow Lark Course is Being Arranged by St. Paul Golfer". Great Falls Daily Tribune. Library of Congress. 9 April 1920. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Our History | Eau Claire Golf & Country Club". www.ecgcc.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Further reading
Saywell, J. (1990) A History of the Ilkley Golf Club 1890–1990, Otley, Smith Settle