Vardon Family the Montreal area from 1949 to 1978. It is known that Joseph fathered three children in his marriage and at least another two out of wedlock. One of his son's served in the US Marines with distinction in the Vietnam War and fathered two known children. Joseph Vardon died in 1980 in Montreal. Vardon Family Vardon is a combination French and Scottish surname that still prevails in both countries and has been carried into the new world. The family name Vardon is most famously held by the professional golfer, Harry Vardon (1870–1937), who invented what is commonly known as the
Vardon Trophy but not the Vardon Trophy because he failed to meet the 60 round minimum for the Vardon Trophy (52, 54, and 58 rounds, respectively). This also happened to Tiger Woods in 2006 (55 rounds) and Steve Stricker in 2013 (51 rounds). In 1989, Payne Stewart failed to qualify for the Vardon Trophy because of his mid-round withdrawal from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. In 1987, Dan Pohl won the Vardon Trophy even though David Frost and Paul Azinger both had lower averages; Frost and Azinger were not PGA of America members, a requirement for eligibility that was dropped after