Goren Trophy


The Goren Trophy is awarded to the player who wins the greatest number of masterpoints at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship.

History

The Herman Trophy was donated in 1951 by Sally Lipton, formerly Mrs. Lou Herman, in memory of Lou Herman, a Houston jeweler who was ACBL Life Master #218. Mrs. Lipton was a member of the ACBL office staff in New York and an ACBL tournament director. In 2008, the trophy was renamed the Goren Trophy to honor one of the game's greatest contributors, Charles Goren.

Herman Trophy winners

Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints.
YearWinnerMasterpoints
1952Al Rothn/a
1953John Crawfordn/a
1954Paul Hodgen/a
1955Milton Ellenbyn/a
1956Paul Hodgen/a
1957Lew Mathen/a
1958Sylvia Steinn/a
1959Mort Rubinown/a
1960Oswald Jacobyn/a
1961Phil Feldesmann/a
1962Marshall Milesn/a
1963Eric Murray211
1964Harold Rockaway180
1965Mike Lawrence211
1966Charles Coon144
1967Sami Kehela155
1968Henry Bethe144
1969Sylvia Stein150
1970Ira Rubin, Chuck Burger154
1971John Grantham150
1972Steve Robinson181
1973Larry T. Cohen207
1974Fred Hamilton202
1975Walt Walvick171
1976Paul Soloway199
1977John Mohan160
1978Bob Hamman165
1979Bobby Levin233
1980Jeff Meckstroth225
1981Chip Martel225
1982Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell191
1983Marty Bergen233
1984Grant Baze200
1985Eric Rodwell364.75
1986Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield211.55
1987Jill Meyers176.00
1988Bob Hamman269.55
1989Mark Molson253.71
1990Eddie Wold276.26
1991David Berkowitz356.65
1992Haig Tchamitch201.66
1993Bob Hamman355.13
1994Mark Lair365.06
1995Jeff Meckstroth407.77
1996Michael Rosenberg445.77
1997Bart Bramley, Sidney Lazard320.31
1998Eric Rodwell328.59
1999Geir Helgemo449.37
2000George Jacobs365.22
2001 George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace 333.75
2002Dan Morse388.81
2003Geoff Hampson374.79
2004Jeff Meckstroth381.16
2005Zia Mahmood416.88
2006Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian334.13
2007Lew Stansby375.28

Goren Trophy winners

Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints.
YearWinnerMasterpoints
2008Eric Rodwell623.75 *
2009Jeff Meckstroth377.66
2010Steve Garner326.20
2011James Cayne, Michael Seamon378.63
2012Zia Mahmood348.08
2013Agustin Madala402.22
2014Allan Graves, Richard Schwartz377.02
2015Boguslaw Gierulski, Ron Pachtmann, Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Jerzy Skrzypczak375.94
2016Eric Greco382.88
2017Joe Grue266.10