John Henry Taylor
John Henry Taylor (19 March, 1871 Devon – 10 February, 1963) was an
English golfer and one of the pioneers of the modern game of golf.
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.
Taylor was a co-founder and the first chairman of the British
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.
Major Championships
Wins (5)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners Up |
| 1894 | The Open Championship | (326) | 5 strokes |  Douglas
Rolland |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
See also
External links
- http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/players/taylor.htm
- http://www.ontgolf.ca/history/golfhistory.html
- John Henry Taylor Profile at Golf Legends
| European Ryder Cup Captains |
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| Great Britain
1927 Ted Ray · 1929 George Duncan · 1931 Charles Whitcombe · 1933 John Henry Taylor · 1935 Charles Whitcombe · 1937 Charles Whitcombe · 1947 Henry Cotton · 1949 Charles Whitcombe · 1951 Arthur Lacey · 1953 Henry Cotton · 1955 Dai Rees · 1957 Dai Rees · 1959 Dai Rees · 1961 Dai Rees · 1963 John Fallon · 1965 Harry Weetman · 1967 Dai Rees · 1969 Eric Brown · 1971 Eric Brown Great Britain & Ireland 1973 Bernard Hunt · 1975 Bernard Hunt · 1977 Brian Huggett Europe 1979 John Jacobs · 1981 John Jacobs · 1983 Tony Jacklin · 1985 Tony Jacklin · 1987 Tony Jacklin · 1989 Tony Jacklin · 1991 Bernard Gallacher · 1993 Bernard Gallacher · 1995 Bernard Gallacher · 1997 Seve Ballesteros · 1999 Mark James · 2002 Sam Torrance · 2004 Bernhard Langer · 2006 Ian Woosnam · 2008 Nick Faldo |
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