At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th The Open was dominated by three professional golfers, who became known as the Great Triumvirate. Between them, J.H. Taylor, James Braid and Harry Vardon won 16 Opens in the space of 21 years. Vardon won six times – a record that remains unbeaten. The artist, Clement Flower, who was a scratch golfer himself, was commissioned by Golf Illustrated in 1913 to paint their portraits. The setting is the 2nd tee on the Old Course. When the painting was finished, it was publicised in Golf Illustrated and described as “the first really great golf picture of modern time”.