Vardon Trophy, the Glossary
The Vardon Trophy is awarded by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average.[1]
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61 relations: Agence France-Presse, Arnold Palmer, Art Wall Jr., AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Barron's, Ben Hogan, Billy Casper, Bob Rosburg, Bruce Crampton, Byron Nelson, Calvin Peete, Cary Middlecoff, Chip Beck, COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Pohl, Dave Hill (golfer), David Duval, David Frost (golfer), Don January, Don Pooley, Dow Finsterwald, Dustin Johnson, Dutch Harrison, Fred Couples, Greg Norman, Harry Cooper (golfer), Harry Vardon, Jack Burke Jr., Jersey, Jim Furyk, Jimmy Demaret, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Lee Trevino, Lloyd Mangrum, Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, Nick Price, Palm Beach, Florida, Paul Azinger, Payne Stewart, PGA European Tour, PGA Tour, Professional Golfers' Association of America, Raymond Floyd, Rory McIlroy, Sam Snead, Scott Hoch, Scottie Scheffler, Sergio García, ... Expand index (11 more) »
- Awards established in 1937
- Golf awards in the United States
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
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Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history.
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Art Wall Jr.
Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr. (November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1959.
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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel.
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Barron's
Barron's (stylized in all caps) is an American weekly magazine/newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp, since 1921.
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Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
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Billy Casper
William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer.
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Bob Rosburg
Robert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg (October 21, 1926 – May 14, 2009) was an American professional golfer who later became a sports color analyst for ABC television.
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Bruce Crampton
Bruce Crampton (born 28 September 1935) is an Australian professional golfer.
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Byron Nelson
Jug McSpaden (left) and Nelson --> John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.
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Calvin Peete
Calvin Peete (July 18, 1943 – April 29, 2015) was an American professional golfer.
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Cary Middlecoff
Emmett Cary Middlecoff (January 6, 1921 – September 1, 1998) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961.
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Chip Beck
Charles Henry "Chip" Beck (born September 12, 1956) is an American professional golfer who was a three-time All-American at the University of Georgia.
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COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Dan Pohl
Danny Joe Pohl (born April 1, 1955) is an American professional golfer.
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Dave Hill (golfer)
James David Hill (May 20, 1937 – September 27, 2011) was an American professional golfer.
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David Duval
David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 Golfer who competed on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
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David Frost (golfer)
David Laurence Frost (born 11 September 1959) is a South African professional golfer who was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Don January
Donald Ray January (November 20, 1929 – May 7, 2023) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1967 PGA Championship.
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Don Pooley
Sheldon George "Don" Pooley Jr. (born August 27, 1951) is an American professional golfer.
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Dow Finsterwald
Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. (September 6, 1929 – November 4, 2022) was an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship.
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Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer.
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Dutch Harrison
Ernest Joseph "Dutch" Harrison (March 29, 1910 – June 19, 1982) was an American professional golfer whose career spanned over four decades—one of the longest in the history of the PGA Tour.
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Fred Couples
Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
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Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian former professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Harry Cooper (golfer)
Henry Edward Cooper (August 4, 1904 – October 17, 2000) was an English-American PGA Tour golfer of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Harry Vardon
Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey.
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Jack Burke Jr.
John Joseph Burke Jr. (January 29, 1923 – January 19, 2024) was an American professional golfer who was most prominent in the 1950s.
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Jersey
Jersey (label), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France.
Jim Furyk
James Michael Furyk (born May 12, 1970) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
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Jimmy Demaret
James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer.
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Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer.
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Jordan Spieth
Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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Lee Trevino
Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history.
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Lloyd Mangrum
Lloyd Eugene Mangrum (August 1, 1914 – November 17, 1973) was an American professional golfer.
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Luke Donald
Luke Campbell Donald MBE (born 7 December 1977) is an English professional golfer and former world number one.
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Matt Kuchar
Matthew Gregory Kuchar (born June 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour.
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Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean former professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994.
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Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
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Paul Azinger
Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer and TV golf He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship.
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Payne Stewart
William Payne Stewart (January 30, 1957 – October 25, 1999) was an American professional golfer who won 11 PGA Tour events, including three major championships, the last of which came just a few months before his death in an airplane accident at the age of 42.
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PGA European Tour
The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe.
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PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America.
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Professional Golfers' Association of America
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916.
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Raymond Floyd
Raymond Loran Floyd (born September 4, 1942) is an American retired professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour, including four majors and four senior majors.
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Rory McIlroy
Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who is a member of both the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
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Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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Scott Hoch
Scott Mabon Hoch (born November 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.
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Scottie Scheffler
Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
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Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández (born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer.
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Steve Elkington
Stephen John Elkington (born 8 December 1962) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions.
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Steve Stricker
Steven Charles Stricker (born February 23, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
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The International (golf)
The International (styled as The INTERNATIONAL) was a professional golf tournament in Colorado on the PGA Tour.
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Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer.
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Tom Kite
Thomas Oliver Kite Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer and golf course architect.
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Tom Lehman
Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
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Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American retired professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour.
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Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh (विजय सिंह; born 22 February 1963) is a Fijian professional golfer.
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Webb Simpson
James Frederick Webb Simpson (born August 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won the 2012 U.S. Open and the 2018 Players Championship.
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WGC Match Play
The WGC Match Play, titled in later years as the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men's golf tournament that had been held since 1999.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Awards established in 1937
- Dizengoff Prize
- Front Page Award
- German National Prize for Art and Science
- Gonin Medal
- Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama
- Governor General's Awards
- Harry Vardon Trophy
- Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows
- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- James Alfred Ewing Medal
- James Watt International Gold Medal
- King George VI Coronation Medal
- Laureate Plate of Madrid
- List of winners of the Academy of American Poets fellowship
- Louis Delluc Prize
- Marne Medal
- Maxwell Award
- Medalla de la Campaña
- Order of Christopher Columbus
- Order of Culture
- Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Order of National Glory
- Order of the German Eagle
- Prix Suzanne Bianchetti
- Roebling Medal
- Shakespeare Prize
- Taylor Key
- Vardon Trophy
Golf awards in the United States
- Ben Hogan Award
- Bob Jones Award
- Dinah Shore Trophy Award
- Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award
- Haskins Award
- Heather Farr Player Award
- Joe Dey Award
- Old Tom Morris Award
- PGA Tour Champions awards
- PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award
- Patty Berg Award
- Payne Stewart Award
- Vardon Trophy
- William and Mousie Powell Award
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardon_Trophy
Also known as PGA Vardon Trophy.
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