Goren Trophy
# Goren Trophy

The Goren Trophy (formerly the Herman Trophy) is awarded to the player who wins the greatest number of masterpoints at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).

## History

The Herman Trophy was donated in 1951 by Sally Lipton, formerly Mrs. Lou Herman, in memory of Lou Herman (1908–1950), 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.

Herman Trophy :

| Year | Winner | Masterpoints |
| - | - | - |
| 1952 | Al Roth | n/a |
| 1953 | John Crawford | n/a |
| 1954 | Paul Hodge | n/a |
| 1955 | Milton Ellenby | n/a |
| 1956 | Paul Hodge | n/a |
| 1957 | Lew Mathe | n/a |
| 1958 | Sylvia Stein | n/a |
| 1959 | Mort Rubinow | n/a |
| 1960 | Oswald Jacoby | n/a |
| 1961 | Phil Feldesman | n/a |
| 1962 | Marshall Miles | n/a |
| 1963 | Eric Murray | 211 |
| 1964 | Harold Rockaway | 180 |
| 1965 | Mike Lawrence | 211 |
| 1966 | Charles Coon | 144 |
| 1967 | Sami Kehela | 155 |
| 1968 | Henry Bethe | 144 |
| 1969 | Sylvia Stein | 150 |
| 1970 | Ira Rubin, Chuck Burger | 154 |
| 1971 | John Grantham | 150 |
| 1972 | Steve Robinson | 181 |
| 1973 | Larry T. Cohen | 207 |
| 1974 | Fred Hamilton | 202 |
| 1975 | Walt Walvick | 171 |
| 1976 | Paul Soloway | 199 |
| 1977 | John Mohan | 160 |
| 1978 | Bob Hamman | 165 |
| 1979 | Bobby Levin | 233 |
| 1980 | Jeff Meckstroth | 225 |
| 1981 | Chip Martel | 225 |
| 1982 | Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell | 191 |
| 1983 | Marty Bergen | 233 |
| 1984 | Grant Baze | 200 |
| 1985 | Eric Rodwell | 364.75 |
| 1986 | Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield | 211.55 |
| 1987 | Jill Meyers | 176.00 |
| 1988 | Bob Hamman | 269.55 |
| 1989 | Mark Molson | 253.71 |
| 1990 | Eddie Wold | 276.26 |
| 1991 | David Berkowitz | 356.65 |
| 1992 | Haig Tchamitch | 201.66 |
| 1993 | Bob Hamman | 355.13 |
| 1994 | Mark Lair | 365.06 |
| 1995 | Jeff Meckstroth | 407.77 |
| 1996 | Michael Rosenberg | 445.77 |
| 1997 | Bart Bramley, Sidney Lazard | 320.31 |
| 1998 | Eric Rodwell | 328.59 |
| 1999 | Geir Helgemo | 449.37 |
| 2000 | George Jacobs | 365.22 |
| 2001 | George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace | 333.75 |
| 2002 | Dan Morse | 388.81 |
| 2003 | Geoff Hampson | 374.79 |
| 2004 | Jeff Meckstroth | 381.16 |
| 2005 | Zia Mahmood | 416.88 |
| 2006 | Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian | 334.13 |
| 2007 | Lew Stansby | 375.28 |

## Goren Trophy winners

Boldface numerals represent a record-breaking number of masterpoints.

Goren Trophy :

| Year | Winner | Masterpoints |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Eric Rodwell | 623.75 * |
| 2009 | Jeff Meckstroth | 377.66 |
| 2010 | Steve Garner | 326.20 |
| 2011 | James Cayne, Michael Seamon | 378.63 |
| 2012 | Zia Mahmood | 348.08 |
| 2013 | Agustin Madala | 402.22 |
| 2014 | Allan Graves, Richard Schwartz | 377.02 |
| 2015 | Boguslaw Gierulski, Ron Pachtmann, Jerzy Skrzypczak, Piotr Zatorski | 375.94 |
| 2016 | Eric Greco | 382.88 |
| 2017 | Joe Grue | 266.10 |
| 2018 | Joe Grue | 422.31 |
| 2019 | Sjoert Brink, Bas Drijver, Jacek Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Pszczoła | 400.00 |
| 2020 | no winner (cancelled due to COVID-19) | |
| 2021 | Geoff Hampson | 356.88 |
| 2022 | Simon Cope, Kevin Rosenberg | 404.00 |
