J.H. Taylor

Wins

1. 1894 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 326 · by 5 strokes from Douglas Rolland
2. 1895 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 322 · by 4 strokes from Sandy Herd
3. 1900 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 309 · by 8 strokes from Harry Vardon
4. 1909 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · 295 · by 6 strokes from Tom Ball and James Braid
5. 1913 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 304 · by 8 strokes from Ted Ray

Near misses

1. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T10 · 333
2. 1896 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Harry Vardon · 316 · lost playoff
3. 1897 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T10 · 330
4. 1898 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 4 · 312
5. 1899 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 4 · 320
6. 1900 U.S. Open Chicago G.C. · runner-up to Harry Vardon
7. 1901 The Open Muirfield · finished 3 · 313
8. 1902 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 314
9. 1903 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T9 · 316
10. 1904 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Jack White · 297
11. 1905 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to James Braid · 323
12. 1906 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to James Braid · 304
13. 1907 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Arnaud Massy · 314
14. 1908 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T7 · 307
15. 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T5 · 305
16. 1914 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Harry Vardon · 309
17. 1922 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 6 · 304
18. 1924 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 307
19. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T6 · 310

Ryder Cup

1. 1933 Captain GB · won 6.5–5.5

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Harry Vardon's rivals →

Moments

1. 1894 Open Taylor became the first English professional to win, at the first Open held outside Scotland.
2. 1894 Open Old Tom Morris entered and withdrew after scoring 100 in the third round.
3. 1895 Open Taylor became the first Englishman to win at St Andrews, in its first 72-hole Open.
4. 1895 Open His closing 78 in wind and rain was the best round of the day; no one else broke 82.
5. 1900 Open Taylor won by eight strokes, and the Great Triumvirate finished 1-2-3 (Taylor, Vardon, Braid).
6. 1900 Open Taylor's closing 75 was the best score yet in an Open on the Old Course, played before what RA calls the largest gallery ever seen at The Open.
7. 1909 Open At the 16th, after a poor drive into rough, Taylor hit a bold brassie onto the green for a 4.
8. 1909 Open Taylor won by six for his fourth title, in the first Open held at Royal Cinque Ports, Deal.
9. 1913 Open In the final round Taylor holed a 50-yard pitch for a 3 at the long 14th.
10. 1913 Open Ray took an 8 at the third hole of the final round in gale-force wind, and Taylor won by eight.

Records and firsts

1. — Open largest margin since 1900 · 8 (J.H. Taylor 1900; James Braid 1908; J.H. Taylor 1913 (derived); Tiger Woods 2000)
2. — Open 5 titles · 5 each (James Braid; J.H. Taylor; Peter Thomson; Tom Watson)
3. — Open second-most runner-up finishes · 6 (1896, 1904–07, 1914)
4. — Open most top-5 finishes · 16 each (J.H. Taylor; Jack Nicklaus)
5. 1894 Open First Open champion from: England (professional)
6. 1933 Ryder Cup Oldest European captain · 62y 99d