1906

A crowd of around 1000 descends on the links to watch an exhibition match featuring the 1906 Open champion James Braid and another legend, Harry Vardon. The finest golfers of their era, they are hailed as “The Great Triumvirate,” along with regular Dornoch summer visitor John Henry “JH” Taylor. 

Vardon, a record six-time Open champion, later writes to the club, stating: “You have indeed got a fine course up there at Dornoch. I should think it is the best in Scotland.”