James Braid (6 February 1870[1] – 27 November 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer and a member of the Great Triumvirate of the sport alongside Harry Vardon and John Henry Taylor.

Braid was born in Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland, the son of James and Mary (née Harris).

His 1906 victory in The Open Championship was the last successful defence of the title by a European until Pádraig Harrington replicated the feat in 2008.

[6] Harry Vardon and Braid collaborated on several editions of Spalding Athletic Library "How to Play Golf".

However, he did design two 18-hole golf courses for the Singapore Island Country Club in Asia, using topographic maps to plan his layouts there, which were then constructed to his orders.