"Tom Vardon Thomas Alfred Vardon (11 October 1874 – 13 October 1938) was a professional golfer from Jersey, Channel Islands, and the brother of golfing icon Harry Vardon. Tom was a superb player in his own right, often beating his legendary brother. From 1892 to 1909 he played in 18 Open Championships, finishing in the top-10 nine times. His best was a second-place finish to brother Harry in 1903 at Prestwick, and other notable placings were 1897 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake – 8th, 1902 at Hoylake – 5th, 1904 at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent –"
"Southend Tournament marked the final event for the Harry Vardon Trophy competition. The trophy was decided by the average score in 7 leading stroke play tournaments. Henry Cotton did not play the final two rounds at Southend and finished with an average of 72. Charles Whitcombe needed to score 150 in the last two rounds to beat Cotton, while Mahon needed to score 146. On the final day, Whitcombe scored 142 to finish with an average of 71.62 and win the trophy, while Mahon, scoring 145, had a final average of 71.90 to finished second, with Cotton third. After his"
"The Southern section was again split into two, with 13 players qualifying from each venue. Qualifying took place between 2 and 29 April. After his death, Harry Vardon's widow presented his 1913 trophy to South Herts Golf Club. The trophy is now awarded to the winner of the Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy, a club handicap competition. Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament The Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament was a professional golf tournament played annually from 1911 to 1914. Total prize money was £350 provided by the owners of ""The Sphere"" and ""The Tatler"". The winners received individual silver trophies. It"
"is calculated in euro, although many of the events have prize funds which are fixed in other currencies, mainly pounds sterling or U.S. dollars. In these instances, the amounts are converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament is played. The award was created in 1937 as the Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy. In its first year the award was presented to the player with the best average in the major stroke play events. Seven events were used: Daily Mail Tournament, Silver King Tournament, Dunlop-Southport Tournament, Southend Tournament, Open Championship, Irish Open and News Chronicle Tournament."
"Harry Weetman Harry Weetman (25 October 1920 – 19 July 1972) was an English professional golfer. Weetman won many tournaments on the British PGA circuit in the pre-European Tour era and won the Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average in 1952 and 1956. He finished in the top-10 at The Open Championship six times. Weetman played in the Ryder Cup in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963 and had a 2-11-2 win-loss-tie record, with both of his wins coming in singles matches. He captained the team in 1965. Weetman died in Redhill hospital on 19 July 1972"
"destroyed by fire. He escaped with his wife and four young children. Mahon died of cardiac failure in a Dublin hospital on 20 July 1945, aged 38. ""Note: Mahon only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Paddy Mahon Patrick Joseph Mahon ( – 20 July 1945) was an Irish professional golfer. He was one of the leading Irish professionals of the 1930s and had one exceptional season, 1937, where he was runner-up in three important British tournaments, third in another, finished second in the Harry Vardon Trophy standings"
"at the age 66, of pleurisy or possibly lung cancer, at his home at 14 (now number 35) Totteridge Lane, Whetstone, London, and is buried in St. Andrew's Church cemetery in Totteridge after a funeral service on 24 March. That year, the PGA of America created the Vardon Trophy, now awarded annually to the player on the PGA Tour with the year's lowest adjusted scoring average. The British PGA also created the Harry Vardon Trophy which now serves as the award for the winner of the European Tour's Race to Dubai. In 1974, Vardon was chosen as one of the"
"Trophy, Harry Sunderland Trophy, and the Man of Steel Award, they are; George Nicholls, Joe Lydon, and Paul Wellens. Joe Lydon (rugby) Joseph Paul Lydon (born 26 November 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, rugby union coach of the 2000s and 2010s, and rugby league and rugby union administrator of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes, Wigan and Eastern Suburbs (two spells), as a , or , has coached representative level rugby union (RU) for"
"23 years. He was an eight-time Canadian Amateur Champion (1898, 1900, 1903, 1905-06-07, 1912 and 1914), won the golf Gold Medal at the 1904 Olympics at The Glen Echo Golf Club in St. Louis at the age of 46. He was also runner-up at the 1910 Canadian Open held at Lambton. He was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1971. In 1913, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray put on an exhibition at Lambton on their way back to England from the U.S. Open Championship. After 72 holes of Open"
"Harry Vardon made more consecutive major top-10s when he made sixteen in a row – fifteen Open Championships (1894–1908) and the U.S. Open in 1900. This was the first of four majors held at the Highlands Course; it hosted the PGA Championship in 1981, 2001, and 2011. This was the first year that players were allowed to have their own caddies at the U.S. Open. The other majors and some PGA Tour events had traditionally disallowed players from using their own caddies. The Masters required club caddies from Augusta National through 1982. Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course ""Thursday, June 17,"
"and Harry Vardon, this was watched by over 200 spectators. The trophy, won by Vardon, was reacquired by the Club for its centenary in 2009, which was also marked with matches against Rushcliffe Golf Club which also celebrated its Centenary, and by hosting the McGregor Trophy which is the national under 16 boys stroke play tournament organised by the English Golf Union. The course measures 6402 yards and is a par 70 with a SSS of 71. Off the ladies' tees the course measures 5570 yards and is a par 72 with a SSS of 73. The course is characterised"
"he had been beaten. Entry was restricted to members of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA). Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the eight PGA sections. The Southern section had 12 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland section 5, the Scottish, Welsh and Western sections 2 and the Eastern and Irish sections 1. Because of the large number of entries in the Southern section, two events were run with 6 qualifiers at each venue. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, the 1912"
"for second place. All players who completed the 72 holes received a minimum of £6 in prize money. Because of the delayed finish, the tournament marked the final event for the first Harry Vardon Trophy. The trophy was decided by the average score in the 7 leading stroke play tournaments. With Cotton not playing the final two rounds he finished with an average of 72. Charles Whitcombe needed to score 150 in the last two rounds to beat Cotton, while Mahon needed to score 146. On the final day, Whitcombe scored 142 to end up with an average of 71.62"
"""Note: Huggett only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973, 1974 and 1978 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Professional Brian Huggett Brian George Charles Huggett, (born 18 November 1936) is a Welsh professional golfer. He won sixteen events on the European circuit, including two after the formal start of the European Tour in 1972. In 1968 he won the Harry Vardon Trophy for leading the Order of Merit. He played in the Ryder Cup six times and was a non-playing captain. He also won 10 times on"
"Prior to the formation of the European Tour the award was presented by the British P.G.A.. Harry Vardon Trophy The Harry Vardon Trophy is awarded by the European Tour. Since 2009 it has been awarded to the winner of the Race to Dubai. Before then it was awarded to the winner of the ""Order of Merit"". From 1975 to 2008 the Order of Merit was based on prize money but before that date a points system was used. From 1937 until the formation of the European Tour in 1972 the award was presented by the British PGA. The trophy is"
"1886 Championship. Gurdon played his last international game in 1886 to Scotland, which was also his brother's final game. Charles Gurdon Charles Gurdon (3 December 1855 – 26 June 1931) was an English rower and rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Richmond. Gurdon represented England fourteen times during the early development of international rugby union, once as captain. He and his brother Edward Temple Gurdon formed one of the most notable sibling pairings in English rugby. Gurdon was born in Barnham Broom, Norfolk, in 1855, the second son of Rev Edward Gurdon. He was educated"
"holes of four-balls in the afternoon. There was also a long-driving competition. Harry Vardon won the singles with a score of 73, a shot ahead of J.H. Taylor. The four-ball resulted in a tie between James Braid/James Sherlock and Abe Mitchell/Tom Williamson, both pairs scoring 69. Ted Ray won the driving competition with a drive of 273 yards. Bramshot Cup The Bramshot Cup was an annual professional golf tournament played at Bramshot Golf Club, Hampshire in 1910 and 1911. For financial reasons the tournament folded in 1912. The Bramshot club had opened for play in 1905. In 1910 the club"
"more."" The 2012 Ryder Cup, the first to be played after Ballesteros' death, saw the European team wearing navy blue and white garments on the final day in memory of Seve, who traditionally wore navy blue on the last day of a tournament. Additionally, the team's kit also bore the silhouette of Ballesteros after his win at the 1984 Open Championship. The Irish golfer Pádraig Harrington, Nick Faldo and other European players proposed that the PGA replace the image of Harry Vardon on the European Tour's official logo with one of Ballesteros (a silhouette of the iconic image of Ballesteros'"
"Harry Varley Henry Varley (25 November 1867 – 21 November 1915), also known by the nickname of ""Harry"", was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Liversedge, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a , or , i.e. number 6, or, 7, alongside Arthur Lees from 1895. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Liversedge was a rugby union club. Harry Varley was born in Cleckheaton/Bradford"
"for Oldham until 1897. ESPN states Harry Varley's birthplace as being Cleckheaton, whereas FreeBMD.com quotes it as being registered 6-miles away in Bradford. Harry Varley Henry Varley (25 November 1867 – 21 November 1915), also known by the nickname of ""Harry"", was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Liversedge, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a , or , i.e. number 6, or, 7,"
"scoring 71. The afternoon was taken up with a contest between the three French professionals and the Great Triumvirate. All three matches were won by the British players. Braid beat Massy 4&2, Taylor beat Gassiat 4&2 while Vardon beat Bomboudiac 4&3. Nice International Tournament The Nice International Tournament was a professional invitational golf tournament played at Nice Golf Club in Cagnes-sur-Mer, 10 km west of Nice, France. The event was held just once, on 17 March 1908. The tournament was contested by 8 invited players. The main event was a stroke-play contest over 36 holes, won by Harry Vardon, four"
"on the Eden Course, and with the field including both Duncan and Mitchell, it was decided that the round would decide the possession of the gold and silver medals. The ""Daily Mail"" also provided £125 in prize money for a tournament played the following day, 27 June, on the Eden Course. 8 players were invited: 4 from England and 4 from Scotland. England were represented by Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor, Ted Ray and Abe Mitchell while Scotland had James Braid, George Duncan, Sandy Herd and Laurie Ayton, Snr. A medal round was played in the morning with each match being"
"the 1987 season. The minimum rounds required also dropped from 80 to 60 at that time. Sixteen men have won the Vardon Trophy more than once (1937–2018). Seven men have won the Byron Nelson Award more than once (1980–2018). Vardon Trophy The Vardon Trophy is awarded by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. No award was given from 1942–1946 due to World War II. In 1947, the PGA began awarding it for low scoring average. In"
"crosses the dunes instead of running alongside them like most links courses do, which results in multiple blind shots. The Machrie Links hosted a famous match in 1901 between James Braid, John Henry Taylor and Harry Vardon for a prize of £100, reputed to be the largest prize of its kind at that time in the British Isles. Harry Vardon called Mount Zion, now the 17th hole, but originally the first hole, ""the hardest hole I have seen"". The links later hosted the Western Isles Open Championship in June 1935. The Machrie Golf Links is the home of the Islay"
"1912 News of the World Match Play The 1912 News of the World Match Play was the tenth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 October at Sunningdale Golf Club. 32 players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 18 holes, except for the final which was over 36 holes. The winner received £100 out of a total prize fund of £400. Harry Vardon defeated Ted Ray by 1 hole in the final to win the tournament. Entry was restricted to members of the Professional Golfers' Association"
"cash prizes from £7 down to £3. There were two further £5 prizes for the best rounds in each of the qualifying rounds. 22 players competed in the tournament. These were mostly Scottish professionals although Harry Vardon made the trip north. J.H. Taylor was unable to play. Vardon led the 36-hole qualifying day with rounds of 79 and 83 and went on to beat James Kinnell in the final. The tournament was extended to three days, played from 6 to 8 May. The first day consisted of 36 holes of stroke play with the leading 16 moving to the knock-out"
"Club in Nottinghamshire, England, for 54 years. He was a regular competitor in the Open Championship, playing between 1897 and 1947. He last qualified in 1936. Williamson was the original architect of the Stanton-on-the-Wolds Golf Club in Nottingham, England, and designed other courses in the Midlands as well. The 1914 Open Championship was the 54th Open Championship, held 18–19 June at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harry Vardon won a record sixth Open Championship title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J.H. Taylor, the defending champion. Due to World War I, it was the last Open for six"
"enough to win the match. The event clashed with the Scottish Professional Championship which was held at Turnberry on 8 and 9 June, which meant that many of the leading Scottish-based professionals did not compete at Cruden Bay. The tournament was played from 4 to 6 June. A number of the players had competed in the Port Seton Professional Tournament earlier in the week. The format and prize money were again the same. The course had been lengthened since 1911, now measuring 6,179 yards. Harry Vardon led the qualifying with rounds of 73 and 73. Vardon beat George Duncan in"
"grip most popular among professional golfers. In the Vardon Grip, one places the little finger of the trailing hand (the one placed lower on the club – right hand for a right-handed player) in between the index and middle finger on the leading hand (the hand that is higher on the club). The leading-hand thumb should fit in the lifeline of the trailing hand. Vardon actually took up this grip some time after Johnny Laidlay, a champion Scottish amateur player, invented it. Vardon played in the U.S. Open three times, 1900, 1913, and 1920. In 1900, the event was played"
"Brian Huggett Brian George Charles Huggett, (born 18 November 1936) is a Welsh professional golfer. He won sixteen events on the European circuit, including two after the formal start of the European Tour in 1972. In 1968 he won the Harry Vardon Trophy for leading the Order of Merit. He played in the Ryder Cup six times and was a non-playing captain. He also won 10 times on the European Seniors Tour between 1992 and 2000. Huggett born in Porthcawl, Wales, the son of George Huggett, who was the professional at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. He had a younger brother"
"Charles Gurdon Charles Gurdon (3 December 1855 – 26 June 1931) was an English rower and rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Richmond. Gurdon represented England fourteen times during the early development of international rugby union, once as captain. He and his brother Edward Temple Gurdon formed one of the most notable sibling pairings in English rugby. Gurdon was born in Barnham Broom, Norfolk, in 1855, the second son of Rev Edward Gurdon. He was educated at Haileybury School before matriculating to Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1874. He was a member of the Pitt Club"
"decline and near-disappearance in the late 20th century, apple production is being increased and promoted. Apple brandy is also produced. Some wine is produced. Jersey participates in its own right in the Commonwealth Games, in which shooting is a strong sport. Golf is also popular - Harry Vardon was a Jerseyman. Jersey participates in the Island Games, which it has hosted. In sporting events in which Jersey does not have international representation, when the British Home Nations are competing separately, islanders that do have high athletic skill may choose to compete for any of the Home Nations - there are,"
"Busson only played in The Open Championship.""<br> NT = No tournament<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Jack Busson John Joseph ""Jack"" Busson (2 November 1910 – 1 February 1989) was an English professional golfer. He played in the 1935 Ryder Cup. He was a professional at Huddersfield and then at Pannal, Harrogate. In 1934, at the age of 23 he won the News of the World Match Play £1,040 tournament at Walton Heath. He beat Charles Whitcombe 2 up in the final and took the first prize of £300 and a large"