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>
Harry Vardon Trophy 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.