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

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".

A housing development in his hometown of Northam was named in his honour (JH Taylor Drive).