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If we include deceased golfers, then the list could get quite long, yet one name will always separate from them all: Harry Vardon. Famed architecht A. J. Tillinhast was a keen observer of golf from the first US Open through the era of Nelson, Hogan, and Snead. He saw or played with just about every great player during that long span. When asked to pick his own all time top ten, the name at the top was Vardon followed by Bobby Jones. Tillinghast said: "Without hesitation, I name the great Harry Vardon as the peer of all golfers who ever lived. He was so close to absolute perfection, save for the occasional stabbing of his putts, that his monotous immaculate stroking made the game absurdly simple."