Harry Vardon home. The golf world was shocked when Vardon and Ray lost to the 20-year-old amateur. Vardon played in the U.S. Open for the last time in 1920 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. He finished tied in second place, one stroke behind fellow Jerseyman, Ted Ray, missing a short putt on the final hole to force a playoff. Vardon shot eight-over-par 296 (74-73-71-78). Major championships are shown in bold. He won team events from 1899 to 1928. Defeated J.H. Taylor in 36-hole playoff by 4 strokes <br> "Note: Vardon only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open."<br>
Blundell v Vardon limit the petition to only challenge the election of Vardon. The Court appointed the Deputy-Marshall to conduct a recount. During the recount, it was thought that the 9,000 votes cast in the Division of Angas had been accidentally destroyed. The missing votes were around 12.8% of the votes cast in the election. It would appear however that these votes were later found, although it is unknown what, if any, effect these missing votes would have had on the recount. The Deputy Marshall identified 828 votes of doubtful formality in several classes. The question for the court was whether the irregularities