Taylor (19 March 1871 – 10 February 1963) was an English professional golfer and one of the pioneers of the modern game of golf.

Taylor helped to found the British PGA, the world's first, and became respected for his administrative work.

He was a member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with Harry Vardon and James Braid, and he won The Open Championship five times.

[1] Born into a working-class family, and orphaned as a boy, he began work as a caddie and labourer at the Royal North Devon Golf Club, near Westward Ho!, at the age of eleven.

Bernard Darwin wrote that Taylor "had turned a feckless company into a self-respecting and respected body of men".