Monday, June 23, 2025
100 years ago, the Jasper Park Golf Club teed up its first round of the Royal and Ancient Game In 1457, King James II of England banned golf in Scotland to prevent soldiers from skipping out on archery practice. What should have ended there was revived 50 years later by his grandson, King James IV—poor with a bow and arrow, but an avid golfer—reinvigorating a sport that has ruined many a good walk...