Vardon Trophy

The Vardon Trophy is an award for professional golfers and is awarded annually by the PGA of America . The award goes to the US PGA Tour golfer who , on average, needs the fewest strokes per round. Only players who have played at least 60 rounds are considered. This award has been given since 1937, initially according to a point system, and since 1947 according to the average number of strokes required. It is named after Harry Vardon .

Luke Donald is the first player to win both money lists in the same year.

Winner since 1988

year	Name of the golfer	Ø strokes per round
2019	Rory McIlroy	69.06
2018	Dustin Johnson	68.70
2017	Jordan Spieth	68.85
2016	Dustin Johnson	69.17
2015	Jordan Spieth	68.91
2014	Rory McIlroy	68.83
2013	Tiger Woods	68.99
2012	Rory McIlroy	68.87
2011	Luke Donald	68.86
2010	Matt Kuchar	69.61
2009	Tiger Woods	68.05
2008	Sergio García	69.12
2007	Tiger Woods	67.79
2006	Jim Furyk	68.86
2005	Tiger Woods	68.66
2004	Vijay Singh	68.84
2003	Tiger Woods	68.41
2002	Tiger Woods	68.56
2001	Tiger Woods	68.81
2000	Tiger Woods	67.79
1999	Tiger Woods	68.43
1998	David Duval	69.13
1997	Nick Price	68.98
1996	Tom Lehman	69.32
1995	Steve Elkington	69.92
1994	Greg Norman	68.81
1993	Nick Price	69.11
1992	Fred Couples	69.38
1991	Fred Couples	69.59
1990	Greg Norman	69.10
1989	Greg Norman	69.49
1988	Chip Beck	69.46

Harry Vardon Trophy

The PGA European Tour awards its own trophy called Harry Vardon Trophy every year to the winner of the money list (from 2009: Race to Dubai , before that European Tour Order of Merit ). The award is linked to ten years of eligibility to play on the tour. It has been awarded since 1937, long before the PGA Europaan Tour was founded.

The Scot Colin Montgomerie has received the award eight times and is the most successful ahead of the Spaniard Severiano Ballesteros , who won the trophy six times.

Title holder since 2000

year	winner	Points
2019	Jon Rahm	5,898,300
2018	Francesco Molinari	6,041,521
2017	Tommy Fleetwood	5,386,955
2016	Henrik Stenson	5,289,506
2015	Rory McIlroy	4,727,253
2014	Rory McIlroy	5,400,700
2013	Henrik Stenson	4,103,796
year	winner	Earnings in €
2012	Rory McIlroy	5,519,118
2011	Luke Donald	5,323,400
2010	Martin Kaymer	4,461,010
2009	Lee Westwood	4,237,762
2008	Robert Karlsson	2,732,748
2007	Justin Rose	2,944,945
2006	Pádraig Harrington	2,489,337
2005	Colin Montgomerie	2,794,223
2004	Ernie Els	4,061,904
2003	Ernie Els	2,975,374
2002	Retief Goosen	2,360,127
2001	Retief Goosen	2,862,806
2000	Lee Westwood	3,125,146