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James Braid (February 6, 1870 - November 27, 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer, who was one of the "Great Triumvirate" of British golfers in the early 20th century alongside Harry Vardon and J.H. Taylor.
Braid was born in Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland and played golf from an early age, working as a clubmaker before turnover professional in 1896. Initially his game was hinded by problems with his putting, but he overcame this after switching to an aluminium putter in 1900. He won The Open Championship in 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910. In addition Braid won four British PGA championships in 1903, 1905, 1907 and 1911 as well as the 1910 French Open title. He was also runner-up in the British Open in 1897 and 1909.
In 1912 Braid retired from tournament golf and became a club professional at Walton Heath. He was also involved in golf course design, and is sometimes regarded as the "inventor" of the dogleg. Among his designs are the "King's Course" and the "Queen's Course" at Gleneagles the 1926 remodelling of the British Open/The Open Championship venue Carnoustie Golf Links.
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(1860) Willie Park, Snr. | (1861-62) Tom Morris, Sr. | (1863) Willie Park, Snr. | (1864) Tom Morris, Sr. | (1865) Andrew Strath | (1866) Willie Park, Snr. | (1867) Tom Morris, Sr. | (1868-70) Tom Morris, Jr. | (1871) No championship | (1872) Tom Morris, Jr. | (1873) Tom Kidd | (1874) Mungo Park | (1875) Willie Park, Snr. | (1876) Bob Martin | (1877-79) Jamie Anderson | (1880 -82) Bob Ferguson | (1883) Willie Fernie | (1884) Jack Simpson | (1885) Bob Martin | (1886) David Brown | (1887) Willie Park, Jnr. | (1888) Jack Burns | (1889) Willie Park, Jnr. | (1890) John Ball | (1891) Hugh Kirkaldy | (1892) Harold Hilton | (1893) William Auchterlonie | (1894-95) John Henry Taylor | (1896) Harry Vardon | (1897) Harold Hilton | (1898-99) Harry Vardon | (1900) John Henry Taylor | (1901) James Braid | (1902) Alexander Herd | (1903) Harry Vardon | (1904) Jack White | (1905-06) James Braid | (1907) Arnaud Massy | (1908) James Braid | (1909) John Henry Taylor | (1910) James Braid | (1911) Harry Vardon | (1912) Edward Ray | (1913) John Henry Taylor | (1914) Harry Vardon | (1915-19) No Championships due to World War I | (1920) Geogre Duncan | (1921) Jock Hutchison | (1922) Walter Hagen | (1923) Arthur Havers | (1924) Walter Hagen | (1925) Jim Barnes | (1926-27) Bobby Jones | (1928-29) Walter Hagen | (1930) Bobby Jones | (1931) Tommy Armour | (1932) Gene Sarazen | (1933) Denny Shute | (1934) Henry Cotton | (1935) Alf Perry | (1936) Alf Padgham | (1937) Henry Cotton | (1939) Richard Burton (golfer) | (1940-45) No Championships due to World War II | (1946) Sam Snead | (1947) Fred Daly | (1948) Henry Cotton | (1949-50) Bobby Locke | (1951) Max Faulkner | (1952) Bobby Locke | (1953) Ben Hogan | (1954-56) Peter Thomson | (1957) Bobby Locke | (1958) Peter Thomson | (1959) Gary Player | (1960) Kel Nagle | (1961-62) Arnold Palmer | (1963) Bob Charles | (1964) Tony Lema | (1965) Peter Thomson | (1966) Jack Nicklaus | (1967) Roberto DeVicenzo | (1968) Gary Player | (1969) Tony Jacklin | (1970) Jack Nicklaus | (1971-72) Lee Trevino | (1973) Tom Weiskopf | (1974) Gary Player | (1975) Tom Watson | (1976) Johnny Miller | (1977) Tom Watson | (1978) Jack Nicklaus | (1979) Severiano Ballesteros | (1980) Tom Watson | (1981) Bill Rogers | (1982-83) Tom Watson | (1984) Severiano Ballesteros | (1985) Sandy Lyle | (1986) Greg Norman | (1987) Nick Faldo | (1988) Severiano Ballesteros | (1989) Mark Calcavecchia | (1990) Nick Faldo | (1991) Ian Baker-Finch | (1992) Nick Faldo | (1993) Greg Norman | (1994) Nick Price | (1995) John Daly | (1996) Tom Lehman | (1997) Justin Leonard | (1998) Mark O'Meara | (1999) Paul Lawrie | (2000) Tiger Woods | (2001) David Duval | (2002) Ernie Els | (2003) Ben Curtis | (2004) Todd Hamilton | (2005-06) Tiger Woods
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