Great Triumvirate

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The Great Triumvirate was a dominant trio of early 20th-century British golfers—James Braid, Harry Vardon, and J.H. Taylor—who collectively transformed and popularized the sport through their repeated championship successes.

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Great Triumvirate canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of golfers ⓘ
professional golfer ⓘ
sports triumvirate ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Great Triumvirate of Golf ⓘ
collectiveOpenTitles 16 ⓘ
competition The Open Championship ⓘ
country England ⓘ
Jersey ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance set competitive benchmarks in early major championships ⓘ
symbolized the rise of British professional golf ⓘ
influenced development of modern golf technique ⓘ
status of professional golfers in Britain ⓘ
legacy cemented The Open Championship as a premier golf event ⓘ
inspired later generations of professional golfers ⓘ
majorWins The Open Championship ⓘ
The Open Championship ⓘ
The Open Championship ⓘ
U.S. Open ⓘ
member Harry Vardon ⓘ
J. H. Taylor ⓘ
linked to: J.H. Taylor

James Braid ⓘ
memberOf Great Triumvirate ⓘ
Great Triumvirate ⓘ
Great Triumvirate ⓘ
notableFor dominating The Open Championship ⓘ
popularizing professional golf in Britain ⓘ
raising standards of competitive golf ⓘ
openChampionshipTitles 5 ⓘ
5 ⓘ
6 ⓘ
region British Isles ⓘ
sport golf ⓘ
golf ⓘ
golf ⓘ
golf ⓘ
timePeriod 1890s ⓘ
1900s ⓘ
1910s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Braid → memberOf → Great Triumvirate ⓘ
Harry Vardon → memberOf → Great Triumvirate ⓘ
James Braid → memberOf → Great Triumvirate ⓘ
subject linked to: Great Triumvirate
Harry Vardon → memberOf → Great Triumvirate ⓘ
subject linked to: Great Triumvirate
J. H. Taylor → memberOf → Great Triumvirate ⓘ
subject linked to: Great Triumvirate