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Great Triumvirate

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Definition: "Great Triumvirate" is a monicker bestowed upon the three greatest golfers of the late 19th/early 20th century period who dominate golf in Great Britain. All three were British; one was a Scot, one English, and the third born in the Channel Islands.

The Great Triumvirate consisted of:

So in the 21 Open Championships played from 1894 through 1914, members of the "Great Triumvirate" combined to win 16 of them. Vardon also added one victory in the U.S. Open.

Click on the names of the Great Triumvirate members above to read a profile of each.

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