Order of Merit - Eurpn Tr
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DP World
For the third straight year, Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and an estimated US$2 million bonus as the European Tour 2024 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. He accumulated 6997 points* during the season and was declared the Race to Dubai winner after the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. This was McIlroy's sixth European Tour Order of Merit title, equalling Seve Ballesteros; only Colin Montgomerie (8) has won it more times.
Second was Rasmus Højgaard (Den) with 4019 pts, plus estimated bonus of $1,000,000. Third was Thriston Lawrence (RSA) with 3315 pts, plus estimated bonus of $750,000.
*Points equate to euros won divided by 1000, with Eurpn Tour winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros.
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DP World
For the second straight year, Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and an estimated US$2 million bonus as the European Tour 2023 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. He accumulated 5296 points* during the season, and was declared the Race to Dubai winner a week before the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. This was McIlroy's fifth European Tour Order of Merit title; only Colin Montgomerie (8) and Seve Ballesteros (6) have won it more times.
Second was Nicolai Højgaard (Den) with 3985 pts, plus estimated bonus of $1,200,000. Third was John Rahm (Esp) with 3511 pts, plus estimated bonus of $700,000.
*Points equate to euros won divided by 1000, with Eurpn Tour winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros.
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DP World
33-year-old Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and a US$2 million bonus as the European Tour 2022 Order of Merit (DP World Tour Rankings) winner. He accumulated 4754.1 points* during the season. Second was Ryan Fox (NZ) with 4173.6 pts, plus bonus of $1,200,000. Third was John Rahm (Esp) with 3703 pts, plus bonus of $700,000. This was McIlroy's fourth time as the European Tour's Order of Merit winner; only Colin Montgomerie (8) and Seve Ballesteros (6) have won it more times.
[*Points equate to euros won divided by 1000, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros].
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Race to Dubai
24-year-old Collin Morikawa (USA) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and a US$2 million bonus as the European Tour 2021 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. He accumulated 5856.4 points during the season (points equate to euros won divided by 1000, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). Second was Billy Horschel (USA) with 3716.2 pts, plus bonus of $1,200,000. Third was John Rahm (Esp) with 3402.5 pts, who was ineligible for the third place share of the bonus pool ($700,000), having missed the DP World Tour Championship ... the Tour's final event. Morikawa became the first American to win the European Tour's season-long Order of Merit.
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Race to Dubai
Lee Westwood (Eng) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and a US$2 million bonus as the European Tour 2020 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. He accumulated 3,128.0 points during the season (points equate to euros won divided by 1000, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). Second was Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng) with 3,110.2 pts, plus bonus of $300,000. Third was Patrick Reed (USA) with 3,103.7 pts, plus bonus of $200,000. 47-year-old Westwood also won this award in 2000 and 2009.
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Race to Dubai
Rahm (Esp) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and a US$2 million bonus as the European Tour 2019 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. He accumulated 5898.3 points during the season (points equate to euros won divided by 1000, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). Second was Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) with 5414.8 pts, plus bonus of $1,200,000. Third was Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) with 4905.9 pts, plus bonus of $700,000. 25-year-old Rahm was the second Spaniard after Seve Ballesteros to win the Harry Vardon Trophy.
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Race to Dubai
Molinari (Italy) received the Harry Vardon Trophy and a US$1,250,000 bonus as the European Tour 2018 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. He accumulated 6,041,521 points during the season (points equate to euros won, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). Second was Patrick Reed (USA) with 4,713,351 pts, plus bonus of $750,000. Third was Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) with 4,399,755 pts, plus bonus of $600,000.
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Race to Dubai
Fleetwood (Eng) received the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2017 Race to Dubai winner (based on his season-long points tally; points equate to euros won, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). Fleetwood (5,386,955 pts) also won a Race to Dubai winner's bonus of US$1,250,000. Second was Justin Rose (Eng) with 4,894,368 pts plus bonus of $750,000; third was Jon Rahm (Esp) with 4,553,988 pts plus bonus of US$600,000.
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Race to Dubai
Stenson (Swe) claimed his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2016 Race to Dubai winner (based on his season-long points tally; points equate to euros won, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). Stenson (5,289,506 pts) also won a Race to Dubai winner's bonus of US$1,250,000. Second was Danny Willett (Eng) with 4,419,190 pts plus bonus of $750,000; third was Alex Noren (Swe) with 3,995,053 pts plus bonus of $600,000.
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Race to Dubai
McIlroy (N.Ire) claimed his third, and second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2015 Race to Dubai winner (based on his season-long points tally; points equate to euros won, with Eurpn Tr winnings paid in $ or £ converted to euros). McIlroy (4,727,253 pts) also won a Race to Dubai winner's bonus of US$1,250,000 and final series bonus of US$625,000. Second was Danny Willett (Eng) with 3,670,310 pts plus bonuses of $1,000,000; third was Branden Grace (RSA) with 3,056,948 plus bonuses of $662,500.
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Race to Dubai
McIlroy (N.Ire) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2014 Race to Dubai winner (based on his season-long European Tour earnings denominated in euros). McIlroy finished the season with European Tour earnings of €7,149,503, which included his Race to Dubai winner's bonus of $1,250,000. Second was Henrik Stenson (Swe) with earnings of €4,981,093, includes bonus of $800,000; third was Justin Rose (Eng) with €3,180,388, includes bonus of $530,000. As he did in 2012, McIlroy topped both the US PGA Tour and European Tour money-lists in 2014.
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Race to Dubai
Stenson (Swe) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2013 Race to Dubai winner (based on his season-long European Tour earnings denominated in euros). Stenson finished the season with European Tour earnings of €4,103,796, which included his Race to Dubai winner's bonus of $1,000,000. Ian Poulter (Eng) was second with €3,172,729; Justin Rose (Eng) was third with €2,665,376. Stenson became the first ever golfer to win both the European Tour money-list and US PGA Tour FedExCup in the same season.
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Race to Dubai
McIlroy (N.Ire) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2012 Race to Dubai winner. McIlroy finished the season with European Tour earnings of €5,519,118, which included his Race to Dubai winner's bonus of $1,000,000. Justin Rose (Eng) was second with €3,768,345; Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) was third with €3,187,364. McIlroy became the second golfer (after Luke Donald in 2011) to top the end-of-season money-lists on both the European and US PGA Tours.
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Race to Dubai
Donald (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2011 Race to Dubai winner. Donald finished the season with European Tour earnings of €5,323,400, which included his Race to Dubai winner's bonus of $1,250,000. Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) was second with €4,002,168; Martin Kaymer (Ger) was third with €3,489,033. Donald became the first ever golfer to top the end-of-season money-lists on both the European and US PGA Tours.
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Race to Dubai
Kaymer (Ger) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2010 Race to Dubai (Order of Merit) winner. Kaymer finished the season with European Tour earnings of €4,461,010, which included his Race to Dubai winner's bonus of US$1,500,000. Graeme McDowell (N.Ire) was second with €3,896,996; Lee Westwood (Eng) was third with €3,222,423. Kaymer became only the second German (after Bernhard Langer) to win the European Tour Order of Merit.
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Race to Dubai
Westwood (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2009 Order of Merit (Race to Dubai) winner. Westwood finished the season with European Tour earnings of €4,237,762, which included his Race to Dubai winner's bonus of US$1,500,000. Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) was second with €3,610,000; Martin Kaymer (Ger) was third with €2,864,342. This was Westwood's second European Tour Order of Merit title, and the first year the name Race to Dubai replaced the title Order of Merit.
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Eurpn Tr
Karlsson (Swe) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2008 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,732,748 on the Tour. Padriag Harrington (Ire) was second with €2,459,109; Lee Westwood (Eng) was third with €2,424,642.
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Eurpn Tr
Rose (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2007 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,944,945 on the Tour. Ernie Els (RSA) was second with €2,496,237; Padraig Harrington (Ire) was third with €2,463,742.
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Eurpn Tr
Harrington (Ire) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2006 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,489,337 on the Tour. Paul Casey (Eng) was second with €2,454,084; David Howell (Eng) was third with €2,321,166.
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Eurpn Tr
Montgomerie (Scot) won his eighth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2005 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,794,223 on the Tour. Michael Campbell (NZ) was second with €2,496,269; Paul McGinley (Ire) was third with €2,296,422.
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Volvo
Els (RSA) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2004 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €4,061,904 on the Tour. Retief Goosen (RSA) was second with €2,325,202; Padraig Harrington (Ire) was third with €1,910,393.
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Volvo
Els (RSA) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2003 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,975,374 on the Tour. Darren Clarke (N Ire) was second with €2,210,051; Padraig Harrington (Ire) was third with €1,555,623.
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Volvo
Goosen (RSA) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2002 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,360,128 on the Tour. Padraig Harrington (Ire) was second with €2,334,655; Ernie Els (RSA) was third with €2,251,708.
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Volvo
Goosen (RSA) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2001 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,862,806 on the Tour. Padraig Harrington (Ire) was second with €2,090,166; Darren Clarke (N.Ire) was third with €1,988,055.
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Volvo
Westwood (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2000 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €3,125,147 on the Tour. Darren Clarke (N.Ire) was second with €2,717,965; Ernie Els (RSA) was third with €2,017,248.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won his seventh straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1999 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €1,822,880 on the Tour. Lee Westwood (Eng) was second with €1,320,805; Sergio Garcia (Esp) was third with €1,317,693.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won his sixth straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1998 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £993,077 on the Tour. Darren Clarke (N.Ire) was second with £902,867; Lee Westwood (Eng) was third with £814,386.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won his fifth straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1997 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £798,947 on the Tour. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with £692,398; Lee Westwood (Eng) was third with £588,718.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won his fourth straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1996 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with season earnings of £875,146 on the Tour. Ian Woosnam (Wales) was second with £650,423; Robert Allenby (Aus) was third with £532,143.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won his third straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1995 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £835,051 on the Tour. Sam Torrance (Scot) was second with £775,706; Bernhard Langer (Ger) was third with £655,854.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1994 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £762,719 on the Tour. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with £635,483; Seve Ballesteros (Esp) was third with £590,101.
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Volvo
Montgomerie (Scot) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1993 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £613,682 on the Tour. Nick Faldo (Eng) was second with £558,738; Ian Woosnam (Wales) was third with £501,353.
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Volvo
Faldo (Eng) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1992 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £708,522 on the Tour. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with £488,912; Colin Montgomerie (Scot) was third with £447,712.
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Volvo
Ballesteros (Esp) won his sixth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1991 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £545,354 on the Tour. Steven Richardson (Eng) was second with £393,155; Colin Montgomerie (Scot) was third with £376,575.
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Volvo
Woosnam (Wales) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1990 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £574,166 on the Tour. Mark McNulty (Zim) was second with £507,540; Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) was third with £434,765.
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Volvo
Rafferty (N.Ire) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1989 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £400,311 on the Tour. Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) was second with £336,239; Craig Parry (Aus) was third with £277,321.
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Volvo
Ballesteros (Esp) won his fifth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1998 Volvo Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £451,559 on the Tour. Nick Faldo (Eng) was second with £347,971; Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) was third with £285,964. Ballesteros received a £50,000 bonus as the Order of Merit winner.
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Epson
Woosnam (Wales) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1987 Epson Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £253,717 on the Tour. Mark McNulty (Zim) was second with £189,303; Nick Faldo (Eng) was third with £181,833.
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Epson
Ballesteros (Esp) won his fourth Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1986 Epson Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £242,208 on the Tour. Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp) was second with £136,775; Howard Clark (Eng) was third with £121,902.
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Epson
Lyle (Scot) won his third Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1985 Epson Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £162,552 on the Tour. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with £115,716; Seve Ballesteros (Esp) was third with £103,041.
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Langer (Ger) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1984 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £139,344 on the Tour. Sam Torrance (Scot) was second with £112,657; Howard Clark (Eng) was third with £101,903.
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Eurpn Tr
Faldo (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1983 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £119,416 on the Tour. Seve Ballesteros (Esp) was second with £99,502; Bernhard Langer (Ger) was third with £73,734.
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Eurpn Tr
Norman (Aus) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1982 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of £66,405 on the Tour. Sandy Lyle (Scot) was second with £61,517; Sam Torrance (Scot) was third with £61,516, just £1 behind Lyle.
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Eurpn Tr
Langer (Ger) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1981 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Langer accumulated 81,036 pts; Nick Faldo (Eng) was second with 48,109 pts; Sandy Lyle (Scot) was third with 44,731 pts. Langer also topped the Tour's 1981 Prize Money List with £95,990; Seve Ballesteros (Esp) was second with £65,927; Faldo was third with £55,105.
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Eurpn Tr
Lyle (Scot) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1980 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Lyle accumulated 43,346 pts; Greg Norman (Aus) was second with 43,068 pts; Seve Ballesteros (Esp) was third with 42,376 pts. Greg Norman (Aus) topped the Tour's 1980 Prize Money List with £74,828; Lyle was second with £66,059; Ballesteros was third with £52,089.
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Eurpn Tr
Lyle (Scot) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1979 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Lyle accumulated 39,807 pts; Seve Ballesteros (Esp) was second with 37,026 pts; Mark James (Eng) was third with 32,493 pts. Lyle also topped the Tour's 1979 Prize Money List with £49,232; Ballesteros was second with £47,411; James was third with £38,534.
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Eurpn Tr
Ballesteros (Esp) won his third straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1978 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Ballesteros accumulated 47,177 pts; Dale Hayes (RSA) was second with 30,204 pts; Nick Faldo (Eng) was third with 28,495 pts. Ballesteros also topped the Tour's 1978 Prize Money List with £54,348; Hayes was second with £43,890; Faldo was third with £37,911.
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Eurpn Tr
Ballesteros (Esp) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1977 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Ballesteros accumulated 28,699 pts; Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) was second with 24,158 pts; Antonio Garrido (Esp) was third with 19,727 pts. Ballesteros also topped the Tour's 1977 Prize Money List with £46,435; Baiocchi was second with £32,251; Manuel Pinero (Esp) was third with £26,569.
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Eurpn Tr
Ballesteros (Esp) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1976 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Ballesteros accumulated 21,494.82 pts; Eamonn Darcy (Ire) was second with 16,740.87 pts; Sam Torrance (Scot) was third with 16,627.16 pts. Ballesteros also topped the Tour's 1976 Prize Money List with £39,503; Darcy was second with £25,026; Brian Barnes (Scot) was third with £23,350.
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Eurpn Tr
Hayes (RSA) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1975 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Hayes accumulated 17,487.99 pts; Bob Shearer (Aus) was second with 13,920.88 pts; Eamonn Darcy (Ire) was third with 11,988.33 pts. Hayes also topped the Tour's 1975 Prize Money List with £20,507; Jack Newton (Aus) was second with £16,394; Bob Shearer (Aus) was third with £16,040.
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Eurpn Tr
Oosterhuis (Eng) won his fourth straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1974 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Oosterhuis accumulated 2,964.99 pts; Dale Hayes (RSA) was second with 2,378.83 pts; Bernard Gallacher (Scot) was third with 2,148.40 points. Oosterhuis also topped the Tour's 1974 Prize Money List with £32,127; Tony Jacklin (Eng) was second with £19,546; Bernard Gallacher (Scot) was third with £18,514.
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Eurpn Tr
Oosterhuis (Eng) won his third straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1973 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Oosterhuis accumulated 3440.42 pts; Maurice Bembridge (Eng) was second with 2980.14 pts; Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) was third with 2904.35 pts. Tony Jacklin (Eng) topped the Tour's 1973 Prize Money List with £24,839; Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) was second with £17,454; Neil Coles (Eng) was third with £14,747.
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Eurpn Tr
Oosterhuis (Eng) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 1972 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Oosterhuis accumulated 1751 pts; Guy Hunt (Eng) was second with 1710 pts; Brian Huggett (Wales) was third with 1702 pts. Oosterhuis also topped the Tour's 1972 Prize Money List with £18,525; Brian Huggett (Wales) was second with £10,166; Guy Hunt (Eng) was third with £9,808.
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British PGA
Oosterhuis (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1971 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Oosterhuis accumulated 1292.5 pts; Neil Coles (Eng) was second with 1285.5 pts; Maurice Bembridge (Eng) was third with 1222.5 pts. Gary Player (RSA) topped the Tour's 1971 Prize Money List with £11,281; Neil Coles (Eng) was second with £10,479; Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) was third with £9,269.
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British PGA
Coles (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1970 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Coles accumulated 778.5 pts; Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire) was second with 774.5 pts; Brian Huggett (Wales) was third with 772.5 pts. O'Connor topped the Tour's 1970 Prize Money List with £31,532; Tony Jacklin (Eng) was second with £16,462; Coles was third with £13,178.
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British PGA
Gallacher (Scot) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1969 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Gallacher accumulated 909.5 pts; Christy O'Connor (Ire) was second with 905.5 pts; Brian Huggett (Wales) was third with 900.5 pts. Gallacher also topped the Tour's 1969 Prize Money List with £6,793; O'Connor was second with £6,690; Maurice Bembridge (Eng) was third with £6,109.
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British PGA
Huggett (Wales) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1968 Order of Merit winner. Using a season-long points system, Huggett accumulated 919 pts; Peter Butler (Eng) was second with 909 pts; Christy O'Connor Sr (Ire) was third with 895.5 pts. Peter Townsend (Eng) topped the Tour's 1968 Prize Money List with £9,593; Huggett was second with £8,223; Neil Coles (Eng) was third with £5,934.
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British PGA
Gregson (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1967 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Gregson's 71.11 was based on 46 rounds played.
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British PGA
Alliss (Eng) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1966 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Alliss's 70.51 was based on 47 rounds played.
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British PGA
Hunt (Eng) won his third Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1965 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Hunt's 71.40 was based on 45 rounds played.
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British PGA
Alliss (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1964 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Alliss's 72.48 was based on 56 rounds played.
Coles (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1963 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Coles's 71.73 was based on 46 rounds played.
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British PGA
O'Connor (Ire) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1962 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. O'Connor's 71.25 was based on 40 rounds played.
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British PGA
O'Connor (Ire) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1961 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. O'Connor's 70.80 was based on 40 rounds played.
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British PGA
Hunt (Eng) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1960 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Hunt's 70.29 was based on 43.5 rounds played.
Rees (Wales) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1959 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events.
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British PGA
Hunt (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1958 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events.
Brown (Scot) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1957 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events.
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British PGA
Weetman (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1956 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Weetman's 71.06 was based on 33 rounds played.
Rees (Wales) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1955 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Rees's 71.85 was based on 35 rounds played.
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British PGA
Locke (RSA) won his third Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1954 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Locke's 71.00 was based on 25 rounds played.
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British PGA
Van Donck (Belg) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1953 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Van Donck's 71.06 average of was based on 29 rounds played.
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British PGA
Weetman (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1952 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Weetman's 71.34 was based on 38 rounds played.
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British PGA
Panton (Scot) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1951 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Panton's 71.51 was based on 37 rounds played.
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British PGA
Locke (RSA) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1950 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Locke's 70.03 was based on 30 rounds played.
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British PGA
Ward (Eng) won his second straight Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1949 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Ward's 70.77 was based on 40 rounds played.
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British PGA
Ward (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1948 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Ward's 71.29 was based on 44 rounds played.
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British PGA
Von Nida (Aus) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1947 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Von Nida's 71.25 was based on 52 rounds played.
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British PGA
Locke (RSA) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1946 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Locke's 73.00 was based on 40 rounds played.
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1945, due to World War II.
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1944, due to World War II.
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1943, due to World War II.
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1942, due to World War II.
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1941, due to World War II.
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1940, due to World War II.
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British PGA
Whitcombe (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1939 Order of Merit winner. Award based on a points system for finishes in the season's top professional events. In previous and subsequent years, the Trophy was awarded for the lowest scoring average. If this method had been used in 1939, Sam King (Eng), with an average of 72.87, would have prevailed over Whitcombe (73.00).
Awards
British PGA
Cotton (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1938 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top six professional events. Cotton's 72.87 was based on 16 rounds played; he entered four of the six events. Reg Whitcombe (Eng) was second with 73.35.
Awards
British PGA
Whitcombe (Eng) won the inaugural Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1937 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top seven professional events. Whitcombe's 71.62 was based on 24 rounds; he played in six of the seven events. Paddy Mahon (Ire) was second with 71.90.
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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