Golf History
The Long Game
Six centuries of golf, traced through the people, places, and decisions that built the modern game.
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ResortGolfer's history essays are written for readers who want context — the architectural movements, format shifts, championship origins, and institutional decisions that explain why the game looks the way it does today.
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- Aug 12, 2025
The Quiet Revolution: How Stroke Play Replaced Match Play
For most of golf's first three hundred years, match play was the format. The shift to stroke play reshaped the game's economics and identity.
#history#format#tradition9 min - Jul 21, 2025
The Augusta Myth: Bobby Jones, Alister MacKenzie, and the Course That Wasn't Supposed to Last
Augusta National opened in the depths of the Depression with no clear future. Its survival — and rise — is one of golf's most consequential accidents.
#history#architecture#augusta12 min
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