John Ernest Laidlay (5 November 1860 – 15 July 1940) was a Scottish amateur golfer.

Laidlay won the British Amateur Championship twice, in 1889 and 1891, and was runner-up three more times, in 1888, 1890, and 1893, during a six-year stretch from 1888 to 1893.

Probably 90% of the world's golfers use it, although there are exceptions, including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Gene Sarazen.

He is best remembered as a 2-time winner of the British Amateur Championship and the first golfer to employ the overlapping grip.

LA = Low amateur NT = No tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play