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Mike Weir recorded six top-10s and placed sixth in the FedExCup standings.
PGA TOUR Awards Arnold Palmer Award
FedExCup Champion
The FedExCup is awarded to the season champion at the end of THE TOUR Awarded annually to the PGA TOUR’s leading money-winner. Championship presented by Coca-Cola, based on a points system.
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2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Vijay Singh
Byron Nelson Award The Byron Nelson Award is based on each player’s adjusted scoring average. The adjusted score is computed from the average score of the field at each tournament. As a result, a player’s score may be higher or lower than his actual score. Actual scoring average was used to determine the scoring leader prior to 1988. In order to qualify for the Byron Nelson Award, a player must compete in a minimum of 50 official rounds on the PGA TOUR. 1980 Lee Trevino 1981 Tom Kite 1982 Tom Kite 1983 Raymond Floyd 1984 Calvin Peete 1985 Don Pooley 1986 Scott Hoch 1987 David Frost 1988 Greg Norman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Greg Norman 1991 Fred Couples 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Greg Norman 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Nick Price 1998 David Duval 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods
69.73 69.80 70.21 70.61 70.56 70.36 70.08 70.09 69.38 *69.485 69.10 69.59 69.38 68.90 68.81 69.06 69.32 68.98 69.13 68.43 67.79 68.81
2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Sergio Garcia
68.56 68.41 68.84 68.66 68.11 67.79 69.12
1981 Tom Kite 1982 Craig Stadler 1983 Hal Sutton 1984 Tom Watson 1985 Curtis Strange 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Curtis Strange 1988 Curtis Strange 1989 Tom Kite 1990 Greg Norman 1991 Corey Pavin 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 David Duval 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods
$375,699 446,462 426,668 476,260 542,321 653,296 925,941 1,147,644 1,395,278 1,165,477 979,430 1,344,188 1,478,557 1,499,927 1,654,959 1,780,159 2,066,833 2,591,031 6,616,585 9,188,321 5,687,777 6,912,625
2003 Vijay Singh 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Vijay Singh
$7,573,907 10,725,166 10,628,024 9,941,563 10,867,052 6,601,094
PGA TOUR Player of the Year/ Jack Nicklaus Trophy The Jack Nicklaus Trophy is awarded annually to the PGA TOUR Player of the Year based on balloting of the membership. 1990 Wayne Levi 1991 Fred Couples 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O’Meara 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Padraig Harrington
*Had to be carried a decimal farther to determine winner
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PGA TOUR Awards (cont.) PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year The award is based on balloting by PGA TOUR players. 1990 Robert Gamez 1991 John Daly 1992 Mark Carnevale 1993 Vijay Singh 1994 Ernie Els 1995 Woody Austin 1996 Tiger Woods 1997 Stewart Cink 1998 Steve Flesch 1999 Carlos Franco
2000 Michael Clark II 2001 Charles Howell III 2002 Jonathan Byrd 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton 2005 Sean O’Hair 2006 Trevor Immelman 2007 Brandt Snedeker 2008 Andres Romero
PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year The award is based on balloting by PGA TOUR players. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Bruce Fleisher, D.A. Weibring John Cook Howard Twitty Hal Sutton Bob Tway Steve Jones Bill Glasson Scott Verplank Steve Pate
2000 Paul Azinger 2001 Joe Durant 2002 Gene Sauers 2003 Peter Jacobsen 2004 John Daly 2005 Olin Browne 2006 Steve Stricker 2007 Steve Stricker 2008 Dudley Hart
Other Awards Won by PGA TOUR Players PGA Player of the Year
1937 Harry Cooper 1938 Sam Snead 1939 Byron Nelson 1940 Ben Hogan 1941 Ben Hogan 1947* Jimmy Demaret 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Sam Snead 1951 Lloyd Mangrum 1952 Jack Burke 1953 Lloyd Mangrum 1954 E.J. Harrison 1955 Sam Snead 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dow Finsterwald 1958 Bob Rosburg 1959 Art Wall 1960 Billy Casper 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Billy Casper 1964 Arnold Palmer 1965 Billy Casper 1966 Billy Casper 1967 Arnold Palmer 1968 Billy Casper 1969 Dave Hill 1970 Lee Trevino 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973 Bruce Crampton 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Bruce Crampton
500+ 520+ 473+ 423+ 494+ 69.90 69.30 69.37 69.23 70.05 70.54 70.22 70.41 69.86 70.35 70.30 70.11 70.35 69.95 69.85 70.27 70.58 70.01 70.85 70.27 70.18 69.82 70.34 70.64 70.27 70.89 70.57 70.53 70.51
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1976 Don January 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Tom Watson 1979 Tom Watson 1980 Lee Trevino 1981 Tom Kite 1982 Tom Kite 1983 Raymond Floyd 1984 Calvin Peete 1985 Don Pooley 1986 Scott Hoch 1987 Dan Pohl 1988 Chip Beck 1989 Greg Norman 1990 Greg Norman 1991 Fred Couples 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Nick Price 1994 Greg Norman 1995 Steve Elkington 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Nick Price 1998 David Duval 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Jim Furyk 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Sergio Garcia
70.56 70.32 70.16 70.27 69.73 69.80 70.21 70.61 70.56 70.36 70.08 70.25 69.46 69.49 69.10 69.59 69.38 69.11 68.81 69.62 69.32 68.98 69.13 68.43 67.79 68.81 68.56 68.41 68.84 68.66 68.86 67.79 69.12
* 1942-1946 No Awards-World War II
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1979 Tom Watson 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Hal Sutton 1984 Tom Watson 1985 Lanny Wadkins 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Paul Azinger 1988 Curtis Strange 1989 Tom Kite 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Corey Pavin 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O’Meara 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Padraig Harrington
The Vardon Trophy, named in honor of famed British golfer Harry Vardon, is awarded annually by the PGA of America. From 1947 to 1987, the Vardon Trophy was awarded to the professional golfer with the lowest-scoring average. In 1988, the criteria were adjusted to award the Vardon Trophy to the touring professional with the lowest adjusted scoring average based on a minimum of 60 official rounds in events cosponsored or approved by the PGA TOUR. Any player with an incomplete round is ineligible to win the Vardon Trophy.
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1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Ben Hogan 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Borns 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke 1957 Dick Mayer 1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Art Wall 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Jerry Barber 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Julius Boros 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Billy Casper 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Not Awarded 1969 Orville Moody 1970 Billy Casper 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Johnny Miller 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Jack Nicklaus 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Tom Watson
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The PGA Player of the Year Award is given by the PGA of America to the top PGA TOUR player based on a mathematical formula that weighs tournament wins, official money standing and scoring average. The point system for selecting the Player of the Year was amended in 1982, as follows: 30 points for winning the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, British Open or Masters Tournament; 20 points for winning THE PLAYERS Championship; 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 list and scoring average list, 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.
PGA TOUR Awards (cont.) Other Awards Won by PGA TOUR Players Sporting News Man of the Year
1971 Lee Trevino
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Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1960 Arnold Palmer 1964 Ken Venturi 1971 Lee Trevino 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1996 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2006 Arnold Palmer 2006 Jack Nicklaus
Sports Illustrated 20th Century Sports Awards 1999 Jack Nicklaus, Individual Sport, Men
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1932 Gene Sarazen 1944 Byron Nelson 1945 Byron Nelson 1953 Ben Hogan 1971 Lee Trevino 1997 Tiger Woods 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods
Congressional Gold Medal 2006 Byron Nelson
Bob Jones Award 1960 Charles Evans Jr. 1962 Horton Smith 1966 Gary Player 1968 Bob Dickson 1970 Roberto De Vicenzo 1971 Arnold Palmer 1973 Gene Littler 1974 Byron Nelson
Bob Jones Award (cont.) 1975 1976 1977 1979 1985 1987 1989 1991 1992 2004 2005 2006
Jack Nicklaus Ben Hogan Joseph C. Dey Jr. Tom Kite Fuzzy Zoeller Tom Watson Chi Chi Rodriguez Ben Crenshaw Gene Sarazen Jack Burke Jr. Nick Price Jay Haas
PGA TOUR Lifetime Achievement Award The PGA TOUR Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals “who have made outstanding contributions to the PGA TOUR over an extended period of time through their performances on the golf course as well as (through) their actions off the course in serving as ambassadors of the game.”
The first PGA TOUR Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to “The Squire,” Gene Sarazen, at the 1996 PGA TOUR Awards Dinner at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA. Subsequent honorees have been Byron Nelson (1997), Arnold Palmer (1998), Sam Snead (1998), Jack Burke, Jr. (2003), Pete Dye (2005), Deane Beman (2007) and Jack Nicklaus (2008).
PGA TOUR Charity of the Year Award
Card Walker Award The Card Walker Award was given by the PGA TOUR to the person who or group which has made significant contributions to the support of Junior Golf. 1981 Mrs. Lou Smith 1982 Frank Emmet 1983 Jack Nicklaus 1984 Sally Carroll 1985 Don Padgett, Sr. 1986 Chi Chi Rodriguez 1987 James S. Kemper 1988 William V. Powers 1989 Selina Johnson 1990 Tucson 1991 American Junior Golf Assoc. 1992 Bill Dickey
1993 Western Golf Association 1994 Fred Engh 1995 Ryder System, Inc. 1996 Sandy LaBauve 1997 Kansas City Golf Foundation 1998 Renee Powell 1999 Jack Stephens 2000 Rudy Duran 2001 Fred T. Tattersall 2002 USGA Foundation 2003 Tom Watson
Volunteer of the Year Award This award is given each year to recognize, through one volunteer at a PGA TOUR event, all the volunteers without whose efforts tournaments would not be possible. 1998 Dorothy Campbell Memorial Tournament 1999 Steve Jacobs John Deere Classic 2000 Earl Elliott Shell Houston Open, THE TOUR Championship (Houston) 2001 Mary Cave Buick Invitational 2002 Dick Searle AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 2003 Bobby Tsumura Sony Open in Hawaii 2004 Peggy Nelson EDS Byron Nelson Championship 2005 John Hamilton Cialis Western Open 2006 Marty Sheets Wyndham Championship 2007 Phyllis Wade Northern Trust Open 2008 Joan Smith Buick Invitational
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The PGA TOUR Charity of the Year Award was started in 1987. Charities are nominated by the Tournament Advisory Council (TAC) and voted on by the PGA Tour Policy Board. 1987 Egleston Hospital for Children BellSouth Classic 1988 Siskin Memorial Foundation Chattanooga Classic 1989 Bobby Benson Foundation United Airlines Hawaiian Open 1990 Salesmanship Club GTE Byron Nelson Classic 1991 Arrowhead Ranch for Boys Hardee’s Golf Classic 1992 United Health Services System B.C. Open 1993 Chinquapin School Shell Houston Open 1994 Louisiana Children’s Research Freeport-McMoRan Classic Center for Development and Learning 1995 The Pro Kids Golf Academy Buick Invitational 1996 The Thunderbird Youth Fund Phoenix Open 1997 Martha’s Kitchen Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 1998 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital FedEx St. Jude Classic 1999 Louisiana Chapter of Operation Smile Compaq Classic of New Orleans 2000 Volunteers in Medicine WORLDCOM CLASSIC-The Heritage of Golf 2001 Homeward Bound Phoenix Open 2002 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta BellSouth Classic 2003 Respite Care of San Antonio Valero Texas Open 2004 Evans Scholars Foundation Cialis Western Open 2005 St. Michael’s Special School Zurich Classic of New Orleans 2006 Any Baby Can Valero Texas Open 2007 Academy Prep Center for Education PODS Championship 2008 Whaley Children’s Center Buick Open
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PGA TOUR Awards (cont.) Payne Stewart Award The award is named for Payne Stewart, an 11-time winner on the PGA TOUR, including three major championships. Stewart died the week of THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola in 1999. The award was created by the PGA TOUR Policy Board to perpetuate Stewart’s memory. It is presented annually at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola to a player sharing Stewart’s respect for the traditions of the game, his commitment to uphold the game’s heritage of charitable support and the professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the sport through his dress and conduct. In addition to a sculpture presented to the recipient, the Payne Stewart Award is accompanied by an annual Payne Stewart Award Grant presented by Southern Company. The $300,000 grant will support several initiatives in Stewart’s name to be distributed as follows: $100,000 to Payne and Tracey Stewart’s primary charity, The Stewart Family
Foundation; $100,000 in Stewart’s honor to The First Tee facility in Missouri, located at Camp Kanakuk, which is affiliated with the “Kids Across America” program; and $100,000 to a charity designated by the recipient. 2000 Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer 2001 Ben Crenshaw 2002 Nick Price 2003 Tom Watson 2004 Jay Haas 2005 Brad Faxon 2006 Gary Player 2007 Hal Sutton 2008 Davis Love III
PGA TOUR Players of the Month 1994
January Phil Mickelson February Peter Jacobsen March Nick Faldo April Davis Love III May Ernie Els June Greg Norman July John Daly August Steve Elkington September Hal Sutton October Billy Mayfair
1996 January Phil Mickelson February Scott Simpson March Tim Herron April Nick Faldo May Corey Pavin June Steve Jones July Tom Lehman August Mark Brooks September Fred Funk October Tom Lehman
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January Tiger Woods February Paul Stankowski March Steve Elkington April Tiger Woods May Tiger Woods June Ernie Els July Justin Leonard August Davis Love III September Steve Jones October David Duval
1998 January Phil Mickelson February John Huston March Justin Leonard April Mark O’Meara May Fred Couples June Lee Janzen July Mark O’Meara August Vijay Singh September Billy Andrade October Hal Sutton
1999 January David Duval February Tiger Woods March David Duval April Jose Maria Olazabal May Rich Beem June Payne Stewart July Paul Lawrie August Tiger Woods September Hal Sutton October Tiger Woods November Tiger Woods
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January Jesper Parnevik February Tiger Woods March Hal Sutton April Vijay Singh May Phil Mickelson June Tiger Woods July Tiger Woods August Tiger Woods September Tiger Woods October David Duval November Mike Weir
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January Phil Mickelson February Corey Pavin March Greg Norman April Hale Irwin May Tom Lehman June Ernie Els July Nick Price August Nick Price September Mark McCumber October Mark McCumber
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A PGA TOUR Player of the Month is selected by a five-member media panel. The monthly winners receive special medals commemorating their selection.
2001 January Mark Calcavecchia February Davis Love III March Tiger Woods April Tiger Woods May David Toms June Sergio Garcia July David Duval August David Toms September Robert Allenby October/November Bob Estes
2002 January Chris DiMarco February Jose Maria Olazabal March Craig Perks April Tiger Woods May Nick Price June Tiger Woods July Ernie Els August Rich Beem September Loren Roberts October/November Charles Howell III
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2004 January Jonathan Kaye February John Daly March Adam Scott April Phil Mickelson May Steve Flesch June Retief Goosen July Todd Hamilton August Vijay Singh September Vijay Singh October/November Vijay Singh
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January Tiger Woods February Phil Mickelson March Fred Funk April Tiger Woods May Vijay Singh June Michael Campbell July Tiger Woods August Phil Mickelson September Olin Browne October/November Carl Pettersson
January Charles Howell III February Phil Mickelson March Vijay Singh April Zach Johnson May Phil Mickelson June Angel Cabrera July Padraig Harrington August Tiger Woods September Tiger Woods October/November Justin Leonard
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2006 January Chad Campbell February Rory Sabbatini March Stephen Ames April Phil Mickelson May Tim Herron June Geoff Ogilvy July Tiger Woods August Tiger Woods September Tiger Woods October/November Joe Durant
January Tiger Woods February Steve Lowery March Geoff Ogilvy April Trevor Immelman May Sergio Garcia June Tiger Woods July Anthony Kim August Vijay Singh September Camilo Villegas October/November Davis Love III
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January Ernie Els February Mike Weir March Tiger Woods April Mike Weir May Vijay Singh June Jim Furyk July Ben Curtis August Shaun Micheel September Vijay Singh October/November Vijay Singh
Multiple Players of the Month Rich Beem (2) May 1999, August 2002 John Daly (2) July 1995, February 2004 David Duval (5) October 1997, January 1999, March 1999, October 2000, July 2001 Steve Elkington (2) August 1995, March 1997 Ernie Els (5) June 1994, May 1995, June 1997, July 2002, January 2003 Nick Faldo (2) March 1995, April 1996 Fred Funk (2) September 1996, March 2005 Sergio Garcia (2) June 2001, May 2008 Tim Herron (2) March 1996, May 2006 Charles Howell III (2) October/November 2002, January 2007 Steve Jones (2) June 1996, September 1997 Tom Lehman (3) May 1994, July 1996, October 1996 Justin Leonard (3) July 1997, March 1998, October/November 2007 Davis Love III (4) April 1995, August 1997, February 2001, October/November 2008 Mark McCumber (2) September 1994, October 1994 Phil Mickelson (11) January 1994, January 1995, January 1996, January 1998, May 2000, April 2004, February 2005, August 2005, April 2006, February 2007, May 2007 Greg Norman (2) March 1994, June 1995
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Geoff Ogilvy (2) June 2006, March 2008 Jose Maria Olazabal (2) April 1999, February 2002 Mark O’Meara (2) April 1998, July 1998 Corey Pavin (2) February 1994, May 1996 Nick Price (3) July 1994, August 1994, May 2002 Vijay Singh (11) August 1998, April 2000, May 2003, September 2003, October/November 2003, August 2004, September 2004, October/November 2004, May 2005, March 2007, August 2008 Hal Sutton (4) September 1995, October 1998, September 1999, March 2000 David Toms (2) May 2001, August 2001 Mike Weir (3) November 2000, February 2003, April 2003 Tiger Woods (27) January 1997, April 1997, May 1997, February 1999, August 1999, October 1999, November 1999, February 2000, June 2000, July 2000, August 2000, September 2000, March 2001, April 2001, April 2002, June 2002, March 2003, January 2005, April 2005, July 2005, July 2006, August 2006, September 2006, August 2007, September 2007, January 2008, June 2008
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