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J.H. Taylor, Harry Vardon, and James Braid - who will end their careers with a combined 16 British Open championships - finish 1-2-3 in the British Open. The three will come to be known as the "Great Triumvirate."
Golf is made an Olympic sport (although it is later dropped).
Approximate date of the popularization of persimmon for clubheads. Aluminum was another alternative being used.
John B. Coles Tappan, captain of Nassau Country Club in New York, invents the Nassau bet.
The great Harry Vardon, traveling the U.S. on an exhibition tour, wins the U.S. Open. He does so using the "Vardon Flyer" golf ball. Vardon's tour is credited with spurring innterest in golf in America.
The Goodrich Rubber Company patents a machine for winding the rubber threads around the core of a Haskell ball. Mass production of Haskell balls begins, and gutta percha balls ("gutties") fade out.
A golfer named Lancelot Servos wins a long drive competition at a pro event in Tampa, Fla., with a blast of 230 yards.
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Harry VardonBritish Open: J.H. Taylor
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Walter TravisBritish: Harold Hilton
U.S. Women's: Frances Griscom
British Women's: Rhona Adair
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