 His win of the Bassmaster Elite at Grand Lake on April 29, 2018 marked his 25th Elite Series victory.Vandam also has 111 top 10 finishes, 173 top 20 finishes, and 214 top 30 finishes through July 23, 2017.VanDam was honored with the first-ever Outdoorsman of the Year ESPY Award by ESPN in 2002.