Created in 1937 as the Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy it was originally presented to the player with the best average in the major stroke play events.
Year | Player | Nat. | ||||||
Race to Dubai leader
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2018 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | ||||||
2017 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | ||||||
2016 | Henrik Stenson (2) | SWE | ||||||
2015 | Rory McIlroy (2) | NI | ||||||
2014 | Rory McIlroy (1) | NI | ||||||
2013 | Henrik Stenson (1) | SWE | ||||||
2012 | Rory McIlroy | NI | ||||||
2011 | Luke Donald | ENG | ||||||
2010 | Martin Kaymer | GER | ||||||
2009 | Lee Westwood (2) | ENG |
Order of Merit leader
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2008 | Robert Karlsson | SWE | ||||||
2007 | Justin Rose | ENG | ||||||
2006 | Padraig Harrington | IRE | ||||||
2005 | Colin Montgomerie (8) | SCO | ||||||
2004 | Ernie Els (2) | RSA | ||||||
2003 | Ernie Els (2) | RSA | ||||||
2002 | Retief Goosen (2) | RSA | ||||||
2001 | Retief Goosen (1) | RSA | ||||||
2000 | Lee Westwood (1) | ENG | ||||||
1999 | Colin Montgomerie (7) | SCO | ||||||
1998 | Colin Montgomerie (6) | SCO | ||||||
1997 | Colin Montgomerie (5) | SCO | ||||||
1996 | Colin Montgomerie (4) | SCO | ||||||
1995 | Colin Montgomerie (3) | SCO | ||||||
1994 | Colin Montgomerie (2) | SCO | ||||||
1993 | Colin Montgomerie (1) | SCO | ||||||
1992 | Sir Nick Faldo (2) | ENG | ||||||
1991 | Seve Ballesteros (6) | ESP | ||||||
1990 | Ian Woosnam (2) | WAL | ||||||
1989 | Ronan Rafferty | NI | ||||||
1988 | Seve Ballesteros (5) | ESP | ||||||
1987 | Ian Woosnam (1) | WAL | ||||||
1986 | Seve Ballesteros (4) | ESP | ||||||
1985 | Sandy Lyle (3) | SCO | ||||||
1984 | Bernhard Langer (2) | GER |
Official Money List Leader
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1983 | Sir Nick Faldo (1) | ENG | ||||||
1982 | Greg Norman | AUS | ||||||
1981 | Bernhard Langer (1) | GER | ||||||
1980 | Sandy Lyle (2) | SCO | ||||||
Order of Merit leader
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1979 | Sandy Lyle (1) | SCO | ||||||
1978 | Seve Ballesteros (3) | ESP | ||||||
1977 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | ESP | ||||||
1976 | Seve Ballesteros (1) | ESP | ||||||
1975 | Dale Hayes | RSA | ||||||
1974 | Peter Oosterhuis (4) | ENG | ||||||
Order of Merit based on points system, not player who won the most money.
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1973 | Peter Oosterhuis (3) | ENG | ||||||
1972 | Peter Oosterhuis (2) | ENG | ||||||
1971 | Peter Oosterhuis (1) | ENG | ||||||
1970 | Neil Coles (2) | ENG | ||||||
1969 | Bernard Gallacher | SCO | ||||||
1968 | Brian Huggett | WAL | ||||||
1967 | Malcolm Gregson | ENG | ||||||
1966 | Peter Alliss (2) | ENG | ||||||
1965 | Bernard Hunt (3) | ENG | ||||||
1964 | Peter Alliss (1) | ENG | ||||||
1963 | Neil Coles (1) | ENG | ||||||
1962 | Christy O'Connor (2) | IRE | ||||||
1961 | Christy O'Connor (1) | IRE | ||||||
1960 | Bernard Hunt (2) | ENG | ||||||
1959 | Dai Rees (2) | WAL | ||||||
1958 | Bernard Hunt (1) | ENG | ||||||
1957 | Eric Brown | SCO | ||||||
1956 | Harry Weetman (2) | ENG | ||||||
1955 | Dai Rees (1) | WAL | ||||||
1954 | Bobby Locke (3) | RSA | ||||||
1953 | Flory Van Donck | BEL | ||||||
1952 | Harry Weetman (1) | ENG | ||||||
1951 | John Panton | SCO | ||||||
1950 | Bobby Locke (2) | RSA | ||||||
1949 | Charlie Ward (2) | ENG | ||||||
1948 | Charlie Ward (1) | ENG | ||||||
1947 | NormanVon Nida | AUS | ||||||
1946 | Bobby Locke (1) | RSA | ||||||
1940–45 | No award | |||||||
1939 | Reg Whitcombe | ENG | ||||||
1938 | Henry Cotton | ENG | ||||||
1937 | Charles Whitcombe | ENG |