What happens when two men who are each forces of nature, in their own way, clash at the most prestigious championship in American golf? When one is rich and handsome and headstrong, but the other is the lord of Augusta National? When Cliff Roberts, the chairman of Augusta, and Frank Stranahan, the playboy son of a millionaire, collided at the Masters in 1948, it was inevitable that something wild would happen. And something did—a controversy that shed a light on two of the strangest American lives in golf history, and gave a glimpse at the paranoia and exclusivity that dominated old Augusta.
Golf’s holy land: A way-too-brief history of the Old Course
Golf's major dilemma
The Ultimate Cinderella Story: U.S. Open qualifiers and the impossible dream
Game Changer: How a 50-year-old law changed women's golf forever
What do YOU do? Inside a PGA Tour entourage
The Talent Trap: The hidden reason some golfers succeed
“The Fyre Festival of golf”: The broken promise of The Big Money Classic
You just won the Masters. Here’s what happens next
Tiger and Phil: It’s Complicated
Why pro golf is going all in on Netflix
How far is too far? Unpacking the distance debate
Why a PGA Tour star disappeared into the jungle
“Lower Scores Today!!” The rise and fall of the golf infomercial
Greg Norman vs. the PGA Tour, Part II
The Best of Local Knowledge: Tour Life
The Best of Local Knowledge: Mind Games
The Best of Local Knowledge: Money Talks
The Best of Local Knowledge: Compelling Characters
Pro golf’s mental health reckoning
The inside story of how Tin Cup became a classic
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