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. Player of the Year - 1949
. Vardon Trophy winner - 1938, 1949, 1950 and 1955
. Ryder Cup team - 1937, 1939 (no tournament), 1941 (no tournament), 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959
. Ryder Cup Playing Captain - 1953, 1959
. Ryder Cup Non-playing Captain - 1969
. World Cup team - 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962
. The Masters Golf Tournament Champion - 1949, 1952, 1954
. British Open Winner - 1946
. Held the best scoring average in 1949 (69.37) and 1950 (69.23)
. Had the most victories in a calendar year in 1938 (8) and 1950 (11)
. Member of the PGA World Hall of Fame - 1974
. Member of the Helms Hall of Fame
. Member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
. PGA leading money winner - 1938, 1949, 1950
. Shot a world record 59 in a U.S.G.A. sanctioned golf tournament - 1959
. Captured the World Seniors title five times
. WorldSeniors Champion - 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1973
. PGA Seniors' Champion - 1964-'65, 1967, 1970, 1972-'73
. Recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award - 1998
. Finished No. 1 in all three PGA Tour categories ranking golfers' performance: Percentage of Purse, Ryder Cup and Lifetime Point System.
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