THE 2006 PGA MEDIA GUIDE – 411 PGA of America Awards ¢ PGA Player of the Year The PGA Player of the Year Award is given to the top PGA Tour player based on his tournament wins, official money standing and scoring average. The point system for selecting the PGA Player of the Year was amended in 1982 and is as follows: 30 points for winning the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, British Open or Masters; 20 points for winning The Players Championship; and 10 points for winning all other designated PGA Tour events. In addition, there is a 50-point bonus for winning two majors, 75-point bonus for winning three, 100-point bonus for winning four. For top 10 finishes on the PGA Tour’s official money and scoring average lists for the year, the point value is: first, 20 points, then 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. Any incomplete rounds in the scoring average list will result in a .10 penalty per incomplete round. 1948 Ben Hogan 1960 Arnold Palmer 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1984 Tom Watson Tiger Woods 1949 Sam Snead 1961 Jerry Barber 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1985 Lanny Wadkins 1950 Ben Hogan 1962 Arnold Palmer 1974 Johnny Miller 1986 Bob Tway 1996 Tom Lehman 1951 Ben Hogan 1963 Julius Boros 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1987 Paul Azinger 1997 Tiger Woods 1952 Julius Boros 1964 Ken Venturi 1976 Jack Nicklaus 1988 Curtis Strange 1998 Mark O’Meara 1953 Ben Hogan 1965 Dave Marr 1977 Tom Watson 1989 Tom Kite 1999 Tiger Woods 1954 Ed Furgol 1966 Billy Casper 1978 Tom Watson 1990 Nick Faldo 2000 Tiger Woods 1955 Doug Ford 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Tom Watson 1991 Corey Pavin 2001 Tiger Woods 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1968 No Award 1980 Tom Watson 1992 Fred Couples 2002 Tiger Woods 1957 Dick Mayer 1969 Orville Moody 1981 Bill Rodgers 1993 Nick Price 2003 Tiger Woods 1958 Dow Finsterwald 1970 Billy Casper 1982 Tom Watson 1994 Nick Price 2004 Vijay Singh 1959 Art Wall 1971 Lee Trevino 1983 Hal Sutton 1995 Greg Norman 2005 Tiger Woods ¢ PGA Club Professional Player of the Year Begun in 1984, the PGA Club Professional Player of the Year is determined over a period from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 of the current year. The award is based on points earned in the following events: PGA Championship, PGA Club Professional Championship, U.S. Open, PGA Stroke Play Championship, PGA Match Play Championship, regular PGA Tour events, Nationwide Tour events, PGA Tournament Series, Section Club Professional Championship and final Section Player of the Year standings. The PGA Club Professional Player of the Year standings will be published throughout the year, with updates in early March, July 1, Oct. 15 and concluding Dec. 31. The PGA Club Professional Player of the Year Award is presented during the current year’s PGA Club Professional Championship. 1984 Bill Schumaker Crooked Lake GC, Columbia City, Ind. 1995 Jim Estes Evanston GC, Skokie, Ill. Bob Sowards 1985 Ed Dougherty Edgemont CC, Edgemont, Pa. 1996 Bruce Zabriski Westchester CC, Rye, N.Y. 1986 Lonnie Nielsen Crag Burn Club, East Aurora, N.Y. 1997 Bruce Zabriski Westchester CC, Rye, N.Y. 1987 Lonnie Nielsen Crag Burn Club, East Aurora, N.Y. 1998 Bruce Zabriski Westchester CC, Rye, N.Y. 1988 Bob Ford Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa. 1999 Jeff Freeman Tamarisk CC, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 1989 Lonnie Nielsen Crag Burn Club, East Aurora, N.Y. 2000 Rick Hartmann Atlantic GC, Bridgehampton, N.Y. 1990 Brett Upper Feather Sound CC, Clearwater, Fla. 2001 Tim Thelen Baywood CC, Pasadena, Texas 1991 Bruce Zabriski Oyster Bay GC, Southampton, N.Y. 2002 Don Berry Edinburgh GC, Brooklyn Park, Minn. 1992 Tom Wargo Greenview GC, Centralia, Ill. 2003 Bob Sowards Wedgewood G&CC, Powell, Ohio 1993 Mike San Filippo Shaker Hills GC, Harvard, Mass. 2004 Bob Sowards Wedgewood G&CC, Powell, Ohio 1994 Bruce Zabriski Winged Foot CC, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 2005 Bob Sowards Wedgewood G&CC, Powell, Ohio ¢ PGA Senior Club Professional Player of the Year Begun in 1995, the PGA Senior Club Professional Player of the Year is determined over a period from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 of the current year. The award is based on points earned in all tournaments comprising the “regular” PGA Club Professional Player of the Year award, in addition to the following senior events: the Senior PGA Championship, U.S. Senior Open, PGA Senior Club Professional Championship, PGA Senior Stroke Play Championship, Champions Tour events, Senior Division of the PGA Tournament Series and Senior Section Championships. The PGA Senior Club Professional Player of the Year standings will be published throughout the year, with updates in early March, July 1, Oct. 15 and concluding Dec. 31. The PGA Senior Club Professional Player of the Year Award is presented during the current year’s PGA Senior Club Professional Championship. 1995 Mike Joyce, Amelia Island, Fla. 2001 Jay Overton, Palm Harbor, Fla. Darrell Kestner 1996 Steve Veriato, Austin, Texas 2002 Jay Overton, Palm Harbor, Fla. 1997 Roy Vucinich, Moon Township, Pa. 2003 Bob Ralston, Little Rock, Ark. 1998 Roy Vucinich, Moon Township, Pa. 2004 Darrell Kestner, Glen Cove, N.Y. 1999 Jim Ahern, Phoenix, Ariz. 2005 Darrell Kestner, Glen Cove, N.Y. 2000 Ed Sabo, Bear Lakes CC, West Palm Beach, Fla. 412 – THE 2006 PGA MEDIA GUIDE PGA of America Awards ¢ Vardon Trophy PGA of America Awards The Vardon Trophy, named by The PGA of America in honor of famed British golfer Harry Vardon, was placed in competition among American professionals in 1937. It was the successor to the Henry E. Radix Trophy, which had been awarded annually to the professional having the finest tournament record in the U.S. The Vardon Trophy is a bronze-colored plaque measuring 39" by 27" and features sculpted hands replicating Vardon’s famed overlapping grip on a golf club. From 1947 to 1987, the Vardon Trophy was awarded to the professional golfer with the lowest scoring average. In 1988, the criteria was adjusted to award the Vardon Trophy to the touring professional with the lowest adjusted scoring average. It is based on a minimum of 60 rounds, with no incomplete rounds (i.e. stipulated rounds as defined by the Rules of Golf, as approved by the USGA and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland), in events co-sponsored or designated by the PGA Tour. The adjusted score is computed from the average score of the field at each tournament. As a result, a player’s adjusted score may be higher or lower than his actual score. For example, a player shoots 70 each day at a tournament while the field Tiger Woods average was 73. His 280 total would then be adjusted to 268 since he actually played 12 shots better than the field did during the tournament. Any player with an incomplete round will be ineligible to win the Vardon Trophy. Year Winner Average Year Winner Average Year Winner Average Year Winner Average Point System 1956 Cary Middlecoff 70.35 1974 Lee Trevino 70.53 1989 Greg Norman 69.49 1937 Harry Cooper 500 1957 Dow Finsterwald 70.30 1975 Bruce Crampton 70.56 1990 Greg Norman 69.10 1938 Sam Snead 520 1958 Bob Rosburg 70.11 1976 Don January 70.32 1991 Fred Couples 69.59 1939 Byron Nelson 473 1959 Art Wall 70.35 1977 Tom Watson 70.32 1992 Fred Couples 69.38 1940 Ben Hogan 423 1960 Billy Casper 69.95 1978 Tom Watson 70.16 1993 Nick Price 69.11 1941 Ben Hogan 494 1961 Arnold Palmer 69.85 1979 Tom Watson 70.27 1994 Greg Norman 68.81 1942-46 No Award - WWII 1962 Arnold Palmer 70.27 1980 Lee Trevino 69.73 1995 Steve Elkington 69.62 1963 Billy Casper 70.58 1981 Tom Kite 69.80 1996 Tom Lehman 69.32 Lowest Scoring Average 1964 Arnold Palmer 70.01 1982 Tom Kite 70.21 1997 Nick Price 68.98 1947 Jimmy Demaret 69.90 1965 Billy Casper 70.85 1983 Ray Floyd 70.61 1998 David Duval 69.13 1948 Ben Hogan 69.30 1966 Billy Casper 70.27 1984 Calvin Peete 70.56 1999 Tiger Woods 68.43 1949 Sam Snead 69.37 1967 Arnold Palmer 70.18 1985 Don Pooley 70.36 2000 Tiger Woods 67.79 1950 Sam Snead 69.23 1968 Billy Casper 69.82 1986 Scott Hoch 70.08 2001 Tiger Woods 68.81 1951 Lloyd Mangrum 70.05 1969 Dave Hill 70.34 1987 Dan Pohl 70.25 2002 Tiger Woods 68.56 1952 Jack Burke 70.54 1970 Lee Trevino 70.64 2003 Tiger Woods 68.41 1953 Lloyd Mangrum 70.22 1971 Lee Trevino 70.64 Lowest Adjusted Scoring Average 2004 Vijay Singh 68.84 1954 E.J. Harrison 70.41 1972 Lee Trevino 70.57 Year Winner Average 2005 Tiger Woods 68.66 1955 Sam Snead 69.86 1973 Bruce Crampton 70.57 1988 Chip Beck 69.46 ¢ PGA Golf Professional of the Year The PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award is determined annually by The PGA of America to honor the working Club Professional whose total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA Professional. Originally suggested by Richard S. Tufts, of Pinehurst, N.C., former president of the United States Golf Association, the award embraces a wide range of services executed by the club professional. While the honor is based on the candidate’s entire record, special emphasis is placed on performance and achievement over the past five years in the following criteria: overall performance as a golf professional at his/her facility; service to the PGA Section and the Association; leadership ability; image and ability to inspire fellow PGA Professionals; and promotion of golf.