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Stories from the game’s history and culture, built on documents, archives and published reporting, all linked.

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A stone cairn on the links at Prestwick Golf Club in AyrshireFeature · History

The £25 belt whose small print cancelled the 1871 Open

Features Desk · Grainy television image of Alan Shepard in his spacesuit on the lunar surface, preparing to swing at a golf ball during Apollo 14Feature · History

The six-iron that went to the moon: Alan Shepard's lunar golf

Features Desk · Abe Mitchell and George Duncan in flat caps and knitted sweaters, photographed together in 1921Feature · History

Wentworth 1926: the forgotten match that gave us the Ryder Cup

Features Desk · The view from the 18th hole at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, the Netherlands, with fairway, bunkers and woodlandFeature · People

From LET rookie to Solheim Cup referee: Elizabeth Mallett's second act

Features Desk · A young golfer carrying his bag across a fairway towards a greenFeature · Players

Brendan Valdes and the long walk back from cancer to tour golf

Features Desk · The domed clubhouse at Medinah Country Club, with the practice putting green in frontFeature · History

Medinah's minaret clubhouse turns 100 during the Presidents Cup

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