Harry Vardon
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Harry Vardon was a pioneering professional golfer from Jersey, renowned for winning a record six Open Championships and popularizing the "Vardon grip" that became the standard in modern golf.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Vardon canonical | 7 |
| Henry William Vardon | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf grip
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golfer ⓘ group of golfers ⓘ professional golfer ⓘ sports hall of fame ⓘ sportsman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | overlapping grip ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Andrew’s Churchyard, Totteridge ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Jersey
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1870-05-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-03-20 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Vardon Trophy
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surface form:
Vardon
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| fullName |
Harry Vardon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Henry William Vardon
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| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| gripStyle | Vardon grip ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | World Golf Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Harry Vardon
self-linksurface differs
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J.H. Taylor ⓘ
surface form:
J. H. Taylor
James Braid ⓘ |
| inductedInto | World Golf Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| influenced | modern golf grip technique ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Great Triumvirate in golf
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popularizing the Vardon grip ⓘ winning six Open Championships ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest golfers in history ⓘ |
| majorChampionshipWin |
The Open Championship
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U.S. Open ⓘ |
| memberOf | Great Triumvirate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harry Vardon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nickname | Harry Vardon self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first British golfer to win the U.S. Open ⓘ |
| numberOfOpenChampionshipWins | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation | golf course designer ⓘ |
| OpenChampionshipWin |
1896
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1898 ⓘ 1899 ⓘ 1903 ⓘ 1911 ⓘ 1914 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Parish of Grouville, Jersey
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surface form:
Grouville, Jersey
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| placeOfDeath |
Totteridge
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surface form:
Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England
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| profession | professional golfer ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
accurate driving
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controlled shot-making ⓘ |
| USOpenWin | 1900 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henry William Vardon
subject surface form:
Great Triumvirate
subject surface form:
Vardon grip