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
Harry Vardon 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