Winners of the Harry Vardon Trophy, awarded each year to the leading player on the Volvo Order of Merit:
Year Winner Country
1937 Charles Whitcombe England
1938 Sir Henry Cotton England
1939 Reg Whitcombe England
1946 Bobby Locke South Africa
1947 Norman Von Vida Australia
1948 Charlie Ward England
1949 Charlie Ward England
1950 Bobby Locke South Africa
1951 John Panton Scotland
1952 Harry Weetman England
1953 Flory Van Donck Belgium
1954 Bobby Locke South Africa
1955 Dai Rees Wales
1956 Harry Weetman England
1957 Eric Brown Scotland
1958 Bernard Hunt England
1959 Dai Rees Wales
1960 Bernard Hunt England
1961 Christy O'Connor Ireland
1962 Christy O'Connor Ireland
1963 Neil Coles England
1964 Peter Alliss England
1965 Bernard Hunt England
1966 Peter Alliss England
1967 Malcolm Gregson England
1968 Brian Huggett Wales
1969 Bernard Gallacher Scotland
1970 Neil Coles England
1971 Peter Oosterhuis England
1972 Peter Oosterhuis England
1973 Peter Oosterhuis England
1974 Peter Oosterhuis England
1975 Dale Hayes South Africa
1976 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1977 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1978 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1979 Sandy Lyle Scotland
1980 Sandy Lyle Scotland
1981 Bernhard Langer Germany
1982 Greg Norman Australia
1983 Nick Faldo England
1984 Bernhard Langer Germany
1985 Sandy Lyle Scotland
1986 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1987 Ian Woosnam Wales
1988 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1989 Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland
1990 Ian Woosnam Wales
1991 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1992 Nick Faldo England
1993 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
1994 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
1995 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
1996 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
1997 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
1998 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
1999 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
2000 Lee Westwood England
2001 Retief Goosen South Africa
2002 Retief Goosen South Africa
2003 Ernie Els South Africa
