Golf History

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 09: Honorary Starters Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus of the United States wait alongside Gary Player of South Africa on the first tee during the first round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Thanksgiving Week: Looking Back at the First Skins Game, Controversy

The Real Reason Augusta National Was Soft for the 2020 Masters

Masters 2020: Beautiful Views, Alarming Quiet, Bryson’s Blasts

Bid-Bid-Bid! Pro-Am Scholarship Auction Replaces Tournament

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 11: Honorary starters and Masters champions Gary Player of South Africa and Jack Nicklaus greet one another during the First Tee ceremony to start the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

It’s time for a changing of the guard on the first tee of The Masters

NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 20: Phil Mickelson of the United States walks across the ninth green during the first round of The Northern Trust at TPC Boston on August 20, 2020 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Can Phil Mickelson be first 50-year-old at Tour Championship?

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 10: CBS announcers Nick Faldo (L) and Jim Nantz in the broadcast booth at the 18th green during the third round of the AT

Jim Nantz: “The greatest stretch of golf in the history of the game.”

CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 28: Phil Mickelson of the United States gives a thumbs up on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 28, 2020 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

PGA Tour: Could we see an old guy win a major this year?

DUBLIN, OHIO - JULY 19: Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates with his caddie Adam Hayes after chipping in for birdie on the 16th hole during the final round of The Memorial Tournament on July 19, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Jon Rahm Did Nothing Wrong: USGA Decision 34-3/10 Exonerates

Portrait of American professional golfer Betty Jameson,on a golf course, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1930s. Jameson was a pioneer of women's golf and was inducted in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Oklahoma and Betty Jameson

21 Jul 2000: Jack Nicklaus of the USA on the Swilken Bridge on the 18th waves to fans during Second round of the British Open Golf Championships at the Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday/ALLSPORT

Best Golfers from Every State: Ohio golf and Jack Nicklaus

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: A general view of the final Round of 2019 BMW Ladies Championship at LPGA International Busan on October 27, 2019 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: North Dakota Golf and Beverly Hanson

1969: Ray Floyd sits on a table next to the Annual Championship of the Professional Golfers Association of America, Rodman Wanamaker Trophy as he wins the 1969 PGA championship. (Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Every State: North Carolina Golf and Raymond Floyd

US golfer Walter Hagen (1892 - 1969) winner of the USPGA (1921, 1924 - 27) and Ryder Cup Captain (1927 - 1937 non playing captain in 1937) at Wentworth. Original Publication: People Disc - HD0182 (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Every State: New York golf and Walter Hagen

16 Jun 1996: Steve Jones and his wife Bonnie ,son Cy and daughter Stacey hold the US Open trophy aloft on the 18th green after victory by one shot in the final round of the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Mandatory

Best Golfers from Every State: New Mexico Golf and Steve Jones

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks on stage during the 2017 World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on September 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Every State: New Jersey Golf and Vic Ghezzi

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1982: Women's golfer Jane Blalock in action during tournament play circa 1982. Blalock was on the LPGA Tour from 1969-87. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: New Hampshire Golf and Jane Blalock

PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 14: Scott Piercy of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the second hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational on February 14, 2020 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Nevada Golf and Scott Piercy

American golfer Mark Calcavecchia wins the British Open at the Royal Troon Golf Club, Scotland, 23rd July 1989. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Nebraska Golf and Mark Calcavecchia

PORTLAND, OR - MAY 25: Members of the Washington Huskies golf team celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship against Stanford at Eugene Country Club on May 25, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Montana Golf and Edean Anderson Ihlanfeldt

RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO - DECEMBER 18: Titleist golf ball on the12th tee at the Coco Beach Championship course on December 18, 2019 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Each State: Mississippi Golf and Mary Mills

Tiger Woods (R) receives the Masters green jacket from 1996 Masters champion Nick Faldo after Woods won the 1997 Masters tournament 13 April 1997 at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Woods set a new course record by shooting 18-under-par for the tournament. AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY (Photo by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Looking back at Tiger Woods first Masters Win in 1997

DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 03: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods pose on the tenth tee during a skins game prior to the start of the Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 3, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Best Golfer Ever? Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus: But Who is Next?

The Ryder Cup's trophy is presented during a press conference on october 17, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

All-time best US Ryder Cup Team based on playing record

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 11: Justin Thomas of the United States Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Dustin Johnson of the United States walk on the 16th hole as the 17th green is seen in the foreground during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship at the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

TPC Sawgrass: A Look at the History of the Famed 17th Hole

Mar 1995: Charlie Sifford studies a shot in the FHP Health Classic at the Ojai Inn Country Club in Ojai, California . Mandatory Credit: J.D. Cuban /Allsport

Charlie Sifford: Appreciating Golf’s Version of Jackie Robinson

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MARCH 23: Course designer Pete Dye waits on the practice range during practice prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass on March 23, 2005 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Pete Dye, The Marquis de Sod: “I’ve got dirt for life!”

KAPALUA, HAWAII - JANUARY 02: Joaquin Niemann of Chile plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of the Sentry Tournament Of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course on January 02, 2020 in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Put Away Your Clubs, Winter is for the Golf Channel