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Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey. He was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, [1] and also won the 1900 U.S. Open. [2] [3] Early years.
Harry Vardon (born May 9, 1870, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands—died March 20, 1937, Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England) was a British professional golfer, who pioneered accurate and reliable hitting techniques that are still the basis of the modern golf swing.
Jul 6, 2023 · Vardon was among the first group of players inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Harry Vardon spearheaded a new age in professional golf: six times Open champion and a US Open winner, his fame was international and his legacy great.
Jul 14, 2014 · The British golfer Harry Vardon, the folk hero of professional golf’s formative era, inspired most of the game’s culture as it exists today, notably with his unmatched six British Open...
May 29, 2017 · Harry Vardon was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974 as part of the Hall's inaugural class. Harry Vardon was the first international golf superstar. Learn more about him with this bio, which includes facts and trivia about his career.
Harry Vardon was the first player to win The Open six times and no one has yet to match his record. He was born in Grouville, on Jersey, and first caddied on the course there before following his younger brother Tom, who was runner-up to Harry in the 1903 Open, into life as a golf professional in England.
May 8, 2019 · The Open's history-maker. Five men have been crowned Champion Golfer of the Year on four occasions, four have lifted the Claret Jug five times, but only one man has been Champion Golfer in six separate years – Harry Vardon.
Jun 9, 2017 · James Braid, J.H. Taylor, and Harry Vardon formed the Great Triumvirate that ruled the golf world in the mid-1890s through the mid-1910s. Arguably, Vardon was the best of the three. He is the only person to ever win six British Opens.
May 9, 2014 · Henry William (Harry) Vardon was born May 9, 1870 on the British Balliwick of Jersey in the Channel Islands. His influence on the game was vast: He still holds the record for most British...
Jul 16, 2019 · Yet only pure fanatics are likely to be familiar with Harry Vardon, golf’s first international superstar, who to this day remains the most successful Open champion in history. Between 1896 and 1914 Vardon clutched the Claret Jug a record six times, and would finish runner-up on a further three occasions.
