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James Braid was born in the village of Earlsferry, next to Elie in Fife in Golf was already established and played widely, though his parents were non-golfers.

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By 16 he was a scratch golfer and had joined Earlsferry Thistle GC. The Thistle was a hot-bed of good young golfers, including his cousin Douglas Rolland runner-up in the and Open Championships and the Simpson brothers; Jack Open Champion , Archie Runner up Open Championship in and and Bob, a club maker and future head professional at Carnoustie.

At the age of 9, Braid came to the notice of Jamie Anderson a 3-times Open Champion who encouraged him to believe he could go on to the top of the game. In , the year old Braid started work as a joiner in St Andrews, followed by a move to Edinburgh in By now he was playing off plus 2, winning local tournaments and breaking course records. A chance encounter in with his friend Charles Smith, who offered him better money in London, led to James moving south to become a clubmaker at the Army and Navy Stores.

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This marked his formal transition to the professional ranks. Opportunities arose to play weekend golf in the London area, and he linked up again with his old friend Douglas Rolland, now the professional at Limpsfield GC. A finish of 10th behind the winner J H Taylor was a fair debut, but Braid turned out to be a steady, rather than spectacular, developer at the Opens of the s.

A second place at Hoylake in was matched by disappointments, though still top ten finishes, at Muirfield, Sandwich and St Andrews. However, as the new century began, all that was about to change. But in at Muirfield, Braid beat both of them for the first of his 5 Open titles. His great asset was his enormous length, enabling him to reach long holes which others could not.