| Year |
Winner |
Avg |
| 1937 |
Harry Cooper |
500 |
| 1938 |
Sam Snead |
520 |
| 1939 |
Byron Nelson |
473 |
| 1940 |
Ben Hogan |
423 |
| 1941 |
Ben Hogan |
494 |
| 1942-46 |
NO AWARD |
NO AWARD |
| 1947 |
Jimmy Demaret |
69.90 |
| 1948 |
Ben Hogan |
69.30 |
| 1949 |
Sam Snead |
69.37 |
| 1950 |
Sam Snead |
69.23 |
| 1951 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
70.05 |
| 1952 |
Jack Burke |
70.54 |
| 1953 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
70.22 |
| 1954 |
E.J. Harrison |
70.41 |
| 1955 |
Sam Snead |
69.86 |
| 1956 |
Cary Middlecoff |
70.35 |
| 1957 |
Dow Finsterwald |
70.30 |
| 1958 |
Bob Rosburg |
70.11 |
| 1959 |
Art Wall |
70.35 |
| 1960 |
Billy Casper |
69.95 |
| 1961 |
Arnold Palmer |
69.85 |
| 1962 |
Arnold Palmer |
70.27 |
| 1963 |
Billy Casper |
70.58 |
| 1964 |
Arnold Palmer |
70.01 |
| 1965 |
Billy Casper |
70.85 |
| 1966 |
Billy Casper |
70.27 |
| 1967 |
Arnold Palmer |
70.18 |
| 1968 |
Billy Casper |
69.82 |
| 1969 |
Dave Hill |
70.34 |
| 1970 |
Lee Trevino |
70.64 |
| 1971 |
Lee Trevino |
70.27 |
| 1972 |
Lee Trevino |
70.89 |
| 1973 |
Bruce Crampton |
70.57 |
| 1974 |
Lee Trevino |
70.53 |
| 1975 |
Bruce Crampton |
70.51 |
| 1976 |
Don January |
70.56 |
| 1977 |
Tom Watson |
70.32 |
| 1978 |
Tom Watson |
70.16 |
| 1979 |
Tom Watson |
70.27 |
| 1980 |
Lee Trevino |
69.73 |
| 1981 |
Tom Kite |
69.80 |
| 1982 |
Tom Kite |
70.21 |
| 1983 |
Raymond Floyd |
70.61 |
| 1984 |
Calvin Peete |
70.56 |
| 1985 |
Don Pooley |
70.36 |
| 1986 |
Scott Hoch |
70.08 |
| 1987 |
Dan Pohl |
70.25 |
| 1988 |
Chip Beck |
69.46 |
| 1989 |
Greg Norman |
69.49 |
| 1990 |
Greg Norman |
69.10 |
| 1991 |
Fred Couples |
69.59 |
| 1992 |
Fred Couples |
69.38 |
| 1993 |
Nick Price |
69.11 |
| 1994 |
Greg Norman |
68.81 |
| 1995 |
Steve Elkington |
69.62 |
| 1996 |
Tom Lehman |
69.32 |
| 1997 |
Nick Price |
68.98 |
| 1998 |
David Duval |
69.13 |
| 1999 |
Tiger Woods |
68.43 |
| 2000 |
Tiger Woods |
67.79 |
| 2001 |
Tiger Woods |
68.81 |
| 2002 |
Tiger Woods |
68.56 |
| 2003 |
Tiger Woods |
68.41 |
| 2004 |
Vijay Singh |
68.84 |
| 2005 |
Tiger Woods |
68.66 |
| 2006 |
Jim Furyk |
68.86 |
| 2007 |
Tiger Woods |
67.79 |
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| Year |
Winner |
Country |
| 1937 |
Charles Whitcombe |
England |
| 1938 |
Sir Henry Cotton |
England |
| 1939 |
Reg Whitcombe |
England |
| 1940-45 |
NO AWARD |
NO AWARD |
| 1946 |
Bobby Locke |
South Africa |
| 1947 |
Norman Von Vida |
Australia |
| 1948 |
Charlie Ward |
England |
| 1949 |
Charlie Ward |
England |
| 1950 |
Bobby Locke |
South Africa |
| 1951 |
John Panton |
Scotland |
| 1952 |
Harry Weetman |
England |
| 1953 |
Flory Van Donck |
Belgium |
| 1954 |
Bobby Locke |
South Africa |
| 1955 |
Dai Rees |
Wales |
| 1956 |
Harry Weetman |
England |
| 1957 |
Eric Brown |
Scotland |
| 1958 |
Bernard Hunt |
England |
| 1959 |
Dai Rees |
Wales |
| 1960 |
Bernard Hunt |
England |
| 1961 |
Christy O'Connor |
Ireland |
| 1962 |
Christy O'Connor |
Ireland |
| 1963 |
Neil Coles |
England |
| 1964 |
Peter Alliss |
England |
| 1965 |
Bernard Hunt |
England |
| 1966 |
Peter Alliss |
England |
| 1967 |
Malcolm Gregson |
England |
| 1968 |
Brian Huggett |
Wales |
| 1969 |
Bernard Gallacher |
Scotland |
| 1970 |
Neil Coles |
England |
| 1971 |
Peter Oosterhuis |
England |
| 1972 |
Peter Oosterhuis |
England |
| 1973 |
Peter Oosterhuis |
England |
| 1974 |
Peter Oosterhuis |
England |
| 1975 |
Dale Hayes |
South Africa |
| 1976 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Spain |
| 1977 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Spain |
| 1978 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Spain |
| 1979 |
Sandy Lyle |
Scotland |
| 1980 |
Sandy Lyle |
Scotland |
| 1981 |
Bernhard Langer |
Germany |
| 1982 |
Greg Norman |
Australia |
| 1983 |
Nick Faldo |
England |
| 1984 |
Bernhard Langer |
Germany |
| 1985 |
Sandy Lyle |
Scotland |
| 1986 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Spain |
| 1987 |
Ian Woosnam |
Wales |
| 1988 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Spain |
| 1989 |
Ronan Rafferty |
Northern Ireland |
| 1990 |
Ian Woosnam |
Wales |
| 1991 |
Seve Ballesteros |
Spain |
| 1992 |
Nick Faldo |
England |
| 1993 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 1994 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 1995 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 1996 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 1997 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 1998 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 1999 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 2000 |
Lee Westwood |
England |
| 2001 |
Retief Goosen |
South Africa |
| 2002 |
Retief Goosen |
South Africa |
| 2003 |
Ernie Els |
South Africa |
| 2004 |
Ernie Els |
South Africa |
| 2005 |
Colin Montgomerie |
Scotland |
| 2006 |
Padraig Harrington |
Ireland |
| 2007 |
Justin Rose |
England |
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The Vardon Trophy, established by the Professional Golfers Association of America in 1937, was named in honor of the great British golfer, Harry Vardon. From 1937 through 1941, it was awarded to the player who had the best overall record on the PGA tour, based on a point system. Since it was restored to competition in 1947 after a four-year suspension, it has gone to the U.S. player with the lowest stroke average in tour events. To be eligible, a golfer has to play at least 60 official tournament rounds. The Harry Vardon Trophy is awarded each year to the leading European player on the Volvo Order of Merit.
Trivia question: How many times did Jack Nicklaus win the Vardon Trophy for low scoring average on the PGA Tour?
Answer: Zero. Nicklaus led the Tour in scoring average eight times, but in none of those years did he meet the requirements for the Vardon Trophy, mostly having to do with minimum rounds played.
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