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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

References

List of previous Herman Trophy winners, Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 81, November 26, 2008, pages 16–17.
2008 winner.ACBL official website
2009 winner.ACBL official website
2010 winners.ACBL official website
2011 winners.ACBL official website
2012 winner.ACBL official website
2013 winner. ACBL official website
2014 winners. ACBL official website
2015 winners. ACBL official website
2016 winner. ACBL official website
2017 winner. ACBL official website
2018 winner. ACBL official website
2019 winner. ACBL official website
2021 winner. ACBL official website
2022 winners. ACBL official website

External links

NABC results at the ACBL official website

Contract bridge

Overview

General

Bidding

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Systems	List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard Canapé (bridge) Carrot Club EHAA Fantunes Highly unusual method Kaplan–Sheinwold Little Major Moscito Polish Club Precision Club Roman Club Romex system Säffle Spade Standard American Strong club system
Conventions	List of bidding conventions

Card play

General	List of play techniques Avoidance play Beer card Caddy Card reading Duck Endplay Entry Grosvenor gambit Hold up Percentage play Pin (bridge) Principle of restricted choice Probabilities Revoke Ruff Shooting Smother play Tempo Trump promotion Uppercut Vacant Places
Declarer play	Basic: Finesse Safety play Coups: Alcatraz coup Bath coup Belladonna coup Coup Coup en passant Crocodile coup Deschapelles coup Devil's coup Loser on loser Merrimac coup Morton's fork coup Scissors coup Trump coup Vienna coup Squeezes: Backwash squeeze Cannibal squeeze Clash squeeze Compound squeeze Criss-cross squeeze Double squeeze Entry squeeze Entry-shifting squeeze Guard squeeze Knockout squeeze Non-simultaneous double squeeze Progressive squeeze Pseudo-squeeze Saturated squeeze Simple squeeze Simultaneous double squeeze Single-suit squeeze Squeeze play Stepping-stone squeeze Strip squeeze Triple squeeze Trump squeeze Vice squeeze Winkle squeeze Suit combinations: Suit combination
Defender play	Forcing defense Journalist leads Opening lead Rule of 10-12 Rule of 11 Rusinow leads Signal Smith signal

People and organizations

General	ACBL Youngest Life Master List of contract bridge people List of nationality transfers in sport Bridge Headquarters
Players by country	Australia Austria Brazil Britain Bulgaria Canada China Denmark Netherlands Egypt England Fiction France Germany Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Mexico Monaco New Zealand Norway Pakistan Poland Russia Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United States
Other lists	List of bridge people with Misplaced Pages (English) articles List of bridge administrators List of bridge writers
Teams	Blue Team Dallas Aces Four Aces
Clubs	Bridge Base Online Cavendish Club Crockford's Galatasaray Bridge Team Melville Bridge Club Portland Club (London) Savoy Club
Governing bodies	American Bridge Association American Contract Bridge League Austrian Bridge Federation Brazilian Bridge Federation Bridge Federation of India British Bridge League Canadian Bridge Federation Dutch Bridge Federation English Bridge Union European Bridge League Hungarian Bridge Federation International Mind Sports Association List of contract bridge governing bodies Norwegian Bridge Federation South African Bridge Federation United States Bridge Federation World Bridge Federation

Championships

General	List of bridge competitions and awards
World	Bermuda Bowl Bridge at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games Bridge at the 2012 World Mind Sports Games Cavendish Invitational Computer Olympiad McConnell Cup Rosenblum Cup Senior Bowl (bridge) Triple crown of bridge Venice Cup WBF Youth Award World Bridge Championships World IMP Pairs Championship World Junior Pairs Championship World Junior Teams Championship World Mind Sports Games World Mixed Pairs Championship World Mixed Teams Championship World Open Pairs Championship World Senior Pairs Championship World Senior Teams Championship World Team Olympiad World Transnational Open Teams Championship World Women Pairs Championship
National and Zonal	Buffett Cup Camrose Trophy Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships European Universities Bridge Championships Gold Cup (bridge) North American bridge Championships: ACBL King or Queen of Bridge Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Bruce LM–5000 Pairs Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match Fall National Open Pairs Fast Open Pairs Fishbein Trophy Goren Trophy Grand National Teams Hilliard Mixed Pairs Jacoby Open Swiss Teams Keohane North American Swiss Teams Lebhar IMP Pairs Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs Machlin Women's Swiss Teams Manfield Non-Life Master Pairs Marcus Cup Master Individual Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs Mini-Spingold Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams Mott-Smith Trophy Nail Life Master Open Pairs National 199er Pairs National 49er Pairs National 99er Pairs Non-Life Master Swiss Teams Norman Kay Platinum Pairs North American Bridge Championships North American Pairs Red Ribbon Pairs Reisinger Rockwell Mixed Pairs Roth Open Swiss Teams Senior Knockout Teams Silodor Open Pairs Smith Life Master Women's Pairs Spingold Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams Truscott Senior Swiss Teams United States Bridge Championships - Open Vanderbilt Trophy Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs Wagar Women's Knockout Teams Wernher Open Pairs Whitehead Women's Pairs Young LM–1500 Pairs

Publications and resources

Books	List of contract bridge books Master Point Press Bibliographies: Edwin Kantar bibliography Hugh Kelsey bibliography Terence Reese bibliography Books: 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know Bridge Squeezes Complete The Cardturner Contract Bridge for Beginners Design for Bidding The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand Right Through the Pack Tickets to the Devil
Magazines	List of contract bridge magazines Magazines: Bridge d'Italia Bridge Magazine The Bridge World
TV and Radio	Grand Slam (BBC TV)
External links	Bridge Base Basic

Category:

North American Bridge Championships

History

Herman Trophy winners

Goren Trophy winners

See also

References

External links