The Spirit of the Early Amateurs
Talent, character and a different kind of greatness. What the golfers of a century ago can still teach us about playing for the love of it.
Legends & Moments
People & History
Legends, characters and remarkable moments that shaped the game.
Before Golf Was Golf
Dutch players on the ice, Scottish golfers in jail, and a Rembrandt etching. On the long, disputed and delightful prehistory of the game.
Vardon in America
In 1900 the greatest golfer in the world spent the best part of a year touring the United States. He came home with a national championship, a sheaf of newspaper cuttings and a firm conviction that the young American game was going places.
The Great Match: Vardon v. Park
Seven thousand spectators, two referees, a pair of signal flags and £100 a side. Harry Vardon’s own account of the challenge match he called the event of his lifetime.
Golf for Ladies in 1905
Harry Vardon devoted a chapter of The Complete Golfer to women’s golf. Read today, it is a curious mixture of Edwardian attitudes and advice that was well ahead of its time.