Harry Vardon made $200 after winning the 1900 U.S. Open. And just this week, a golf ball he played to win at Chicago Golf Club was sold for $194,259.20.

If you didn’t know how important Harry Vardon was to the game of golf, the fact that he was one of the first 11 players ever inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974 should make it clear.

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By winning PGA tournaments, a caddy usually earns 10% of the prize money, while slightly worse placements usually bring 5 to 8% of the total prize money.

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, left, is embraced by caddie Harry Diamond after winning in a playoff against Justin Rose, of England, after the final round the Masters golf tournament, Sunday ...

Henry William (Harry) Vardon was born May 9, 1870 on the British Balliwick of Jersey in the Channel Islands. His influence on the game was vast: He still holds the record for most British Open ...

Rory McIlroy has had enough of the criticism directed at his caddie, Harry Diamond. In the weeks since McIlroy’s U.S. Open collapse at Pinehurst, golf analysts have dissected what went wrong for ...

BROOKLINE, Mass. – Rory McIlroy will have his regular caddie, Harry Diamond, back on the bag at this week’s U.S. Open at The Country Club. Niall O’Connor, a former rugby player, filled in as ...

Rory McIlroy has had enough of the criticism directed at his caddie, Harry Diamond. In the weeks since McIlroy’s U.S. Open collapse at Pinehurst, golf analysts have dissected what went wrong for ...