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Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas in dead heat, while Dustin Johnson makes late charge for PGA Player of the Year award
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2017) – Reigning PGA Champion Justin Thomas and Open Champion Jordan Spieth are deadlocked at the top in the chase for the 2017 PGA of America Player of the Year Award, with Dustin Johnson making a late charge for one of the season-ending honors presented by the PGA of America for excellence by a PGA TOUR professional.
Spieth, who finished runner-up to Johnson last weekend in The Northern Trust, maintains the lead in the Vardon Trophy standings. Spieth and Thomas each have 86 overall points, while Johnson has 74, and Hideki Matsuyama 64.
Thomas and Johnson are four-time winners this season, while Matsuyama and Spieth each have won three events.
Since 1948, the PGA of America has honored the game’s best players with the PGA Player of the Year Award. It is presented to the top TOUR professional based on a point system for tournament wins, official money standings, and scoring averages. Points for the 2016-17 season began with the Safeway Open on Oct. 16, and conclude Sept. 24, at the TOUR Championship.
In a tight Vardon Trophy race, Spieth has a 68.864 adjusted scoring average based upon 73 complete rounds. Rickie Fowler is next at 68.926, followed by Matsuyama (69.319), Johnson (69.422) and Thomas (69.454).
Since 1937, the Vardon Trophy, named by the PGA of America in honor of legendary British golfer Harry Vardon, has been presented annually to the touring professional with the lowest adjusted scoring average. It is based on a minimum of 60 rounds, with no incomplete rounds, in events co-sponsored or designated by the PGA TOUR. The adjusted score is computed from the average score of the field at each event.
The PGA TOUR also recognizes its annual Player of the Year, with the winner announced in early October, determined by a vote of the membership.
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Player |
Victory Points |
Money Points |
Scoring Points |
Bonus Points |
Total Points |
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T1. Jordan Spieth |
50 |
16 |
20 |
-- |
86 |
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(AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Travelers Championship; Open Championship) |
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T1. Justin Thomas |
60 |
14 |
12 |
-- |
86 |
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(CIMB Classic, SBS Tournament of Champions, SONY Open in Hawaii, PGA Championship) |
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3. Dustin Johnson |
40 |
20 |
14 |
-- |
74 |
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(Genesis Open, WGC-Mexico Championship, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, The Northern Trust) |
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4. Hideki Matsuyama |
30 |
18 |
16 |
-- |
64 |
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(WGC-HSBC Champions, Waste Management Phoenix Open, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational) |
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T5. Sergio Garcia |
30 |
-- |
10 |
-- |
40 |
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(The Masters) |
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T5. Brooks Koepka |
30 |
10 |
-- |
-- |
40 |
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(U.S. Open Championship) |
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7. Rickie Fowler |
10 |
8 |
18 |
-- |
36 |
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(Honda Classic) |
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8. Jon Rahm |
10 |
12 |
2 |
-- |
24 |
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(Farmers Insurance Open) |
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9. Si Woo Kim |
20 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20 |
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(The Players Championship) |
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T10. Kevin Kisner |
10 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
16 |
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(Dean & Deluca Invitational) |
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T10. Marc Leishman |
10 |
-- |
6 |
-- |
16 |
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2017 Vardon Trophy Standings* |
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(Ending 8/9/17) |
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Rounds |
Adj. Avg. |
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1. Jordan Spieth |
73 |
68.864 |
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2. Rickie Fowler |
66 |
68.926 |
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3. Hideki Matsuyama |
71 |
69.319 |
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4. Dustin Johnson |
65 |
69.422 |
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5. Justin Thomas |
74 |
69.454 |
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6. Sergio Garcia |
53 |
69.499 |
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7. Paul Casey |
82 |
69.515 |
|
8. Marc Leishman |
82 |
69.566 |
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9. Francesco Molinari |
67 |
69.644 |
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Points are distributed based upon the following: |
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A) Tournament victories |
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Points |
|
PGA Championship |
30 |
|
U.S. Open |
30 |
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Open Championship |
30 |
|
Masters |
30 |
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The Players Championship |
20 |
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All other PGA TOUR events, including |
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World Championship events |
10 |
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B) Money winnings: PGA Tour official money list |
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Points |
|
1st |
20 |
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2nd |
18 |
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3rd |
16 |
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4th |
14 |
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5th |
12 |
|
6th |
10 |
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7th |
8 |
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8th |
6 |
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9th |
4 |
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10th |
2 |
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C) Adjusted scoring average: min. 60 rounds |
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Points |
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1st |
20 |
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2nd |
18 |
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3rd |
16 |
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4th |
14 |
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5th |
12 |
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6th |
10 |
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7th |
8 |
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8th |
6 |
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9th |
4 |
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10th |
2 |
