Golf Monthly

BILL ELLIOTT

If Mr Spock ever took the time to cast an alien eye over a pro golf tournament this autumn, he might well be moved to say: “It’s golf, Jim, but not as we know it.” There are various ways to define big-time pro sport but, for now, let’s say it’s a popular entertainment that draws significant crowds to pay serious money to watch other men and women play a game.

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