Tom Vardon in St. Paul, Minnesota. Vardon was posthumously inducted into the Minnesota PGA Golf Hall of Fame in 2012. "Note: Vardon only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open."<br> WD = Withdrew<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place Saywell, J. (1990) A History of the Ilkley Golf Club 1890–1990, Otley, Smith Settle 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
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