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'''James Braid''' (6 February 1870<ref name="spbirth">{{cite web | title=Births in the Parish of Kilconquar in the County of Fife| work=Statutory Births 436/00 0009 |accessdate=18 February 2015 | url=http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/birth/index.aspx | publisher =[[ScotlandsPeople]] |subscription=yes}}</ref> – 27 November 1950) was a Scottish [[professional golfer]] and a member of the [[Great Triumvirate (golf)|Great Triumvirate]] of the sport alongside [[Harry Vardon]] and [[John Henry Taylor]]. He won [[The Open Championship]] five times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=James+BRAID |title=James Braid |publisher=The Open |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> He also was a renowned [[golf course architect]]. |
'''James Braid''' (6 February 1870<ref name="spbirth">{{cite web | title=Births in the Parish of Kilconquar in the County of Fife| work=Statutory Births 436/00 0009 |accessdate=18 February 2015 | url=http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/birth/index.aspx | publisher =[[ScotlandsPeople]] |subscription=yes}}</ref> – 27 November 1950) was a Scottish [[professional golfer]] and a member of the [[Great Triumvirate (golf)|Great Triumvirate]] of the sport alongside [[Harry Vardon]] and [[John Henry Taylor]]. He won [[The Open Championship]] five times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=James+BRAID |title=James Braid |publisher=The Open |accessdate=16 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016164928/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=James+BRAID |archivedate=16 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He also was a renowned [[golf course architect]]. |
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Braid was born in [[Earlsferry]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]], the son of James and Mary (née Harris). He played golf from an early age, working as a clubmaker before turning professional in 1896. Initially his game was hindered by problems with his putting, but he overcame this after switching to an aluminum putter in 1900. He won [[The Open Championship]] in 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910. In addition, Braid won four [[British PGA Matchplay Championship]]s (1903, 1905, 1907 and 1911), as well as the 1910 [[French Open (golf)|French Open]] title. He was also runner-up in The Open Championship in 1897 and 1909. His 1906 victory in The Open Championship was the last successful defence of the title by a European until [[Pádraig Harrington]] replicated the feat in [[2008 Open Championship|2008]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Harrington sets 'exclusive' goals |date=21 July 2008 |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7516931.stm |accessdate=14 August 2008}}</ref> |
Braid was born in [[Earlsferry]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]], the son of James and Mary (née Harris). He played golf from an early age, working as a clubmaker before turning professional in 1896. Initially his game was hindered by problems with his putting, but he overcame this after switching to an aluminum putter in 1900. He won [[The Open Championship]] in 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910. In addition, Braid won four [[British PGA Matchplay Championship]]s (1903, 1905, 1907 and 1911), as well as the 1910 [[French Open (golf)|French Open]] title. He was also runner-up in The Open Championship in 1897 and 1909. His 1906 victory in The Open Championship was the last successful defence of the title by a European until [[Pádraig Harrington]] replicated the feat in [[2008 Open Championship|2008]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Harrington sets 'exclusive' goals |date=21 July 2008 |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7516931.stm |accessdate=14 August 2008}}</ref> |
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* Alloa Golf Club, [[Alloa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alloa Golf Club|url=http://golf.visitscotland.com/courses/alloa.aspx|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> |
* Alloa Golf Club, [[Alloa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alloa Golf Club|url=http://golf.visitscotland.com/courses/alloa.aspx|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> |
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* Belleisle Golf Club, [[Alloway]], [[Ayr]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Belleisle Golf Club|url=http://www.golfsouthayrshire.com/courses/3/belleisle/|accessdate=23 August 2013}}</ref> |
* Belleisle Golf Club, [[Alloway]], [[Ayr]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Belleisle Golf Club|url=http://www.golfsouthayrshire.com/courses/3/belleisle/|accessdate=23 August 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016232955/http://www.golfsouthayrshire.com/courses/3/belleisle/|archivedate=16 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* [[Bentra G.C]], [[Whitehead, County Antrim|Whitehead]], [[Northern Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bentra Golf Club|url=http://www.bentragolf.co.uk|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> |
* [[Bentra G.C]], [[Whitehead, County Antrim|Whitehead]], [[Northern Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bentra Golf Club|url=http://www.bentragolf.co.uk|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</ref> |
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* Budock Vean Golf Club, [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], Cornwall<ref>{{cite web|title=Budock Vean Golf Club|url=http://www.budockvean.co.uk/our-resort/golf|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> |
* Budock Vean Golf Club, [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], Cornwall<ref>{{cite web|title=Budock Vean Golf Club|url=http://www.budockvean.co.uk/our-resort/golf|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> |
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Musselburgh Golf Club, Musselburgh, East Lothian<ref>{{cite web |title=The Musselburgh Golf Club |url=http://www.themusselburghgolfclub.com/ |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> |
Musselburgh Golf Club, Musselburgh, East Lothian<ref>{{cite web |title=The Musselburgh Golf Club |url=http://www.themusselburghgolfclub.com/ |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> |
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* Neath Golf Club, Neath, Wales<ref>{{cite web |title=Neath Golf Club |url=http://www.neathgolfclub.co.uk/ |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> |
* Neath Golf Club, Neath, Wales<ref>{{cite web |title=Neath Golf Club |url=http://www.neathgolfclub.co.uk/ |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> |
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* Newton Green Golf Club, Sudbury, Suffolk<ref>{{cite web |title=Newton Green Golf Club |url=http://www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/newtongreen/welcome.html |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> |
* Newton Green Golf Club, Sudbury, Suffolk<ref>{{cite web |title=Newton Green Golf Club |url=http://www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/newtongreen/welcome.html |accessdate=16 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016233431/http://www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/newtongreen/welcome.html |archivedate=16 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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* North Shore Golf Club, Skegness, Lincolnshire<ref>{{cite web |title=North Shore Golf Club |url=http://www.northshoregolf.co.uk/ |accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> |
* North Shore Golf Club, Skegness, Lincolnshire<ref>{{cite web |title=North Shore Golf Club |url=http://www.northshoregolf.co.uk/ |accessdate=4 November 2015}}</ref> |
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* Oswestry Golf Club, Shropshire <ref>{{cite web |title=Oswestry Golf Club |url=http://www.oswestrygolfclub.co.uk/course/ |accessdate=16 September 2017}}</ref> |
* Oswestry Golf Club, Shropshire <ref>{{cite web |title=Oswestry Golf Club |url=http://www.oswestrygolfclub.co.uk/course/ |accessdate=16 September 2017}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.golflegends.org/james-braid.php James Braid] Profile at Golf Legends |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060516124619/http://www.golflegends.org/james-braid.php James Braid] Profile at Golf Legends |
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*[http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/james_braid.htm James Braid] Profile at Golf About |
*[http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/james_braid.htm James Braid] Profile at Golf About |
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*[http://golf.visitscotland.com/jbcollection/ James Braid Golf Trail] James Braid Golf Trail |
*[http://golf.visitscotland.com/jbcollection/ James Braid Golf Trail] James Braid Golf Trail |
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*[http://www.hickorygolfers.com/dublincore/dckeyword.php?dc_searchstring=braid SoHG Archives] |
*[http://www.hickorygolfers.com/dublincore/dckeyword.php?dc_searchstring=braid SoHG Archives] |
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*[http://www.hickorygolfers.com/articletemplate.php?art=braid_by_darwin2.htm James Braid: A Man of Character, Article by Bernard Darwin] |
*[http://www.hickorygolfers.com/articletemplate.php?art=braid_by_darwin2.htm James Braid: A Man of Character, Article by Bernard Darwin] |
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*[http://www.hickorygolfers.com/notes.php#design James Braid on Golf Course Architecture] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070829135952/http://www.hickorygolfers.com/notes.php#design James Braid on Golf Course Architecture] |
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James Braid | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Braid | ||
Born | Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland | 6 February 1870||
Died | 27 November 1950 London, England | (aged 80)||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||
Career | |||
Status | Professional | ||
Professional wins | 19 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 5) | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | Won: 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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James Braid (6 February 1870[1] – 27 November 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer and a member of the Great Triumvirate of the sport alongside Harry Vardon and John Henry Taylor. He won The Open Championship five times.[2] He also was a renowned golf course architect.
Braid was born in Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland, the son of James and Mary (née Harris). He played golf from an early age, working as a clubmaker before turning professional in 1896. Initially his game was hindered by problems with his putting, but he overcame this after switching to an aluminum putter in 1900. He won The Open Championship in 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910. In addition, Braid won four British PGA Matchplay Championships (1903, 1905, 1907 and 1911), as well as the 1910 French Open title. He was also runner-up in The Open Championship in 1897 and 1909. His 1906 victory in The Open Championship was the last successful defence of the title by a European until Pádraig Harrington replicated the feat in 2008.[3]
In 1912, Braid scaled back his tournament golf, and became a club professional at Walton Heath. He developed a very successful career in golf course design,[4] and is sometimes regarded as the "inventor" of the dogleg, although holes of similar design had been known for centuries (for example, the Road Hole at the Old Course at St Andrews). Among his designs are the "King's Course" and the "Queen's Course" at Gleneagles, and the 1926 remodelling of The Open Championship venue Carnoustie Golf Links.
Stranraer Golf Club's course was the final one that was designed by Braid in the year that he died, 1950. He was called out of retirement to plan Creachmore, which was to be his last commission. Braid never lived to see the course completed. He died in London on 27 November 1950.[5]
Tournament wins (19)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- 1901 The Open Championship, Lytham and St Anne's Professional Tournament
- 1902 Tooting Bec Cup, Greenore Professional Tournament
- 1903 News of the World Match Play, Tooting Bec Cup
- 1904 Tooting Bec Cup
- 1905 The Open Championship, News of the World Match Play
- 1906 The Open Championship
- 1907 News of the World Match Play, Tooting Bec Cup
- 1908 The Open Championship
- 1910 The Open Championship, French Open
- 1911 News of the World Match Play
- 1920 Galashiels Tournament, McVitie & Price Tournament (joint winner with Abe Mitchell), Amateurs and Professionals Foursomes Tournament (with J. H. Taylor)
Major championships are shown in bold.
Major championships
Wins (5)
Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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1901 | The Open Championship | 5 shot lead | 79-76-74-80=309 | 3 strokes | Harry Vardon |
1905 | The Open Championship (2) | 6 shot lead | 81-78-78-81=318 | 5 strokes | Rowland Jones, J.H. Taylor |
1906 | The Open Championship (3) | 3 shot deficit | 77-76-74-73=300 | 4 strokes | J.H. Taylor |
1908 | The Open Championship (4) | 6 shot lead | 70-72-77-72=291 | 8 strokes | Tom Ball |
1910 | The Open Championship (5) | 2 shot deficit | 76-73-74-76=299 | 4 strokes | Sandy Herd |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
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The Open Championship | T10 | 6 | 2 | T10 | T5 |
Tournament | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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The Open Championship | 3 | 1 | T2 | 5 | T2 | 1 | 1 | T5 | 1 | T2 |
Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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The Open Championship | 1 | T5 | 3 | T18 | T10 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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The Open Championship | T21 | T16 | T49 | T18 | T28 | T30 | T41 |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Braid only played in The Open Championship
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1903 (winners), 1904 (tie), 1905 (tie), 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1912 (tie)
- France vs Great Britain (representing Great Britain): 1908 (winners)
- Coronation Match (representing the Professionals): 1911 (winners)
- Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners)
- Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Seniors): 1928 (winners)
Golf courses designed by Braid
Braid designed over 200 courses including the following:
- Alloa Golf Club, Alloa[6]
- Belleisle Golf Club, Alloway, Ayr[7]
- Bentra G.C, Whitehead, Northern Ireland[8]
- Budock Vean Golf Club, Falmouth, Cornwall[9]
- Colchester Golf Club, Colchester, Essex[10]
- Copthorne Golf Club, Copthorne, West Sussex[11]
- East Brighton Golf Club, Brighton, East Sussex[12]
- Finchley Golf Club[13]
- Herefordshire Golf Club, Raven's Causeway, Herefordshire (1896)[14]
- Hull Golf Club, Kirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire.[15]
- Kirkistown Castle Links, Cloughey, Co. Down, Northern Ireland[16]
- Kirriemuir Golf Club, Kirriemuir, Angus[17]
- Porthmadog Golf Club, Morfa Bychan, North Wales
- Northcliffe Golf Club, Shipley, West Yorkshire
- Ludlow Golf Club, Shropshire
Musselburgh Golf Club, Musselburgh, East Lothian[18]
- Neath Golf Club, Neath, Wales[19]
- Newton Green Golf Club, Sudbury, Suffolk[20]
- North Shore Golf Club, Skegness, Lincolnshire[21]
- Oswestry Golf Club, Shropshire [22]
- Perranporth Golf Club, Perranporth, Cornwall[23]
- Royal Blackheath Golf Club
- Worsley Golf Club, Greater Manchester
- Saint Enodoc Golf Club, Wadebridge, Cornwall[24]
- St Austell Golf Club, St Austell, Cornwall[25]
- Stranraer Golf Club, Stranraer[5]
- Tiverton Golf Club, Tiverton, Devon, England[26]
- Theydon Bois Golf Club Epping Essex 1897
- Verulam Golf Club, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
- Charnwood Forest Golf Club, Leicestershire
- Boat of Garten Golf Club, Inverness-Shire, Scotland[27]
- King's and Queen's Course, Gleneagles Golf Club. Perthshire, Scotland.
- Erskine Golf Club, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Fraserburgh Golf Club, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Renfrew Golf Club, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Howth Golf Club, Howth, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
- Charnwood Forest Golf Club, Woodhouse, Leicestershire the oldest golf club in Leicestershire
- Wrexham Golf Club, Wrexham, Wales
- Eaglescliffe Golf Club, Stockton-on-Tees, England
- Ryston Park Golf Club
- Middlesbrough Golf Club, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
- Peterborough Milton Golf Club, Cambridgeshire
- Littlehill Golf Course, Glasgow
See also
- List of men's major championships winning golfers
- List of golfers with most wins in one PGA Tour event
References
- ^ "Births in the Parish of Kilconquar in the County of Fife". Statutory Births 436/00 0009. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Harrington sets 'exclusive' goals". BBC News. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ "The James Braid Golf Trail". Visit Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ a b "History of Stranraer Golf Club". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Alloa Golf Club". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Belleisle Golf Club". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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- ^ "Budock Vean Golf Club". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Colchester Golf Club". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Copthorne Golf Club
- ^ "East Brighton Golf Club". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Finchley Golf Club website".
- ^ "Herefordshire Golf Club website".
- ^ "About Hull Golf Club". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Kirkistown Castle Links". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Kirriemuir Golf Club". Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "The Musselburgh Golf Club". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Neath Golf Club". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Newton Green Golf Club". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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- ^ "Oswestry Golf Club". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Perranporth Golf Club". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Saint Enodoc Golf Club". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "St Austell Golf Club". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Tiverton Golf Club". Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Boat of Garten Golf Club". Retrieved 23 October 2015.
Further reading
Darwin, Bernard (1952). James Braid. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
External links
- James Braid Profile at Golf Legends
- James Braid Profile at Golf About
- James Braid Golf Trail James Braid Golf Trail
- Golf House Club Elie Golf House Club, Elie
- SoHG Archives
- James Braid: A Man of Character, Article by Bernard Darwin
- James Braid on Golf Course Architecture