This Day in Golf--Aug. 18

There have been many things said about the character of the golf-writing brethren, and often it’s the scribes themselves taking shots at fellow writers. Most commonly it is good-natured ribbing about the ravenous press needing to be fed as it covers events. But today is a day to speak nice about the people who report on the golf world with their words. The day is an important milestone in golf-media history: Aug. 18, 1946, is credited as the birth of the Golf Writers Association of America, so, Happy 71st birthday, GWAA!