The Great Triumvirate
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he years between 1894 and 1914 were a time when three British players took the golfing world by storm. James Braid, John Henry (JH) Taylor and Harry Vardon between them won 16 out of a total of 21 Open Championships that were staged during that period. And, on the five occasions when another victor emerged, it was one of the Triumvirate who finished second. Their dominance both attracted spectators in their tens of thousands and also summed up the seemingly imperishable confidence of a nation at the zenith of its global influence. Statistically, Vardon was the most successful of the three – winning The Open on six occasions to the others’ five. Born on Jersey, he began caddying at the Royal Jersey Golf Club at the age of eight, before leaving school at 12. Later, once he had established himself in the sport, he became the
Vardon, dominated golf in the 1900s to become inextricably linked with the development of the game Words: Dan Hayes
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