The Great Triumvirate of Golf

In these modern days, we might be tempted to think this title would refer to Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player - but we would be wrong. It goes back further than that. This particular title refers to Harry Vardon, John Henry Taylor and James Braid, who dominated golf in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The trio combined to win The Open Championship (we call it the British Open) 16 times in the 21 tournaments held between 1894 and 1914. In the five years when they did not win, one of them was second.