John Henry Taylor
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John Henry "J.H." Taylor (19 March 1871 – 10 February 1963) was an English professional golfer and one of the pioneers of the modern game of golf.
Taylor was born in Devon. He was a member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with Harry Vardon and James Braid, and he won The Open Championship five times. Born into a working class family, and orphaned as a boy, he began work as a caddy and labourer at Westward Ho Golf Club at the age of eleven. He became a professional golfer at nineteen, and was employed by the Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club from 1899 until his retirement in 1946.
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Taylor was a co-founder and the first chairman of the British Professional Golfers' Association. Bernard Darwin wrote that Taylor "had turned a feckless company into a self-respecting and respected body of men".
Open Championship wins:
- 1894 - Royal St George's
- 1895 - St Andrews
- 1900 - St Andrews
- 1909 - Royal Cinque Ports
- 1913 - Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake
Taylor captained the 1933 Great Britain Ryder Cup team to a win over the United States and remains the only captain on either side to have never played in the matches.
Taylor was also involved in designing courses in the south of England such as Andover Golf Club in 1907 and also Heaton Park Golf Course, Manchester in 1912. He was made an honorary member of the R&A in 1949, and was president of Royal Birkdale, whose course he had designed, in 1957.
[edit] Tournament wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1894 The Open Championship
- 1895 The Open Championship
- 1900 The Open Championship
- 1904 News of the World Match Play
- 1908 French Open, News of the World Match Play
- 1909 The Open Championship, French Open
- 1912 German Open
- 1913 The Open Championship
- 1929 Dutch Open
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (5)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners Up |
| 1894 | The Open Championship | (326) | 5 strokes |  Douglas Rolland |
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| 1895 | The Open Championship (2) | 3 shot deficit | (86-78-80-78=322) | 4 strokes |  Sandy Herd |
| 1900 | The Open Championship (3) | (79-77-78-75=309) | 8 strokes |  Harry Vardon |
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| 1909 | The Open Championship (4) | 4 shot lead | (74-73-74-74=295) | 6 strokes | Tom Ball, James Braid |
| 1913 | The Open Championship (5) | 3 shot lead | (73-75-77-79=304) | 8 strokes | Ted Ray |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- John Henry Taylor Profile at GolfEurope.com
- The History of the Game of Golf The Great Triumvirate
- John Henry Taylor Profile at Golf Legends
- Society of Hickory Golfers Archives SoHG Archives
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