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The R & A bans the center-shafted putter while the USGA keeps it legal - marking the beginning of a 42-year period with two official versions of The Rules of Golf.
Steel shafts are patented by Arthur F. Knight.
1911
John McDermott becomes the first native-born American to win the U.S. Open. At 17 years of age, he is also the youngest winner to date.
1912
John Ball wins his eighth British Amateur championship, a record not yet equalled.
1913
Francis Ouimet, age 20, becomes the first amateur to win the U.S. Open, defeating favorites Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a play-off.
The first professional international match is played between France and the United States at La Boulie, France.
1914
Formation of The Tokyo Club at Komozawa kicks off the Japanese golf boom.
Harry Vardon wins his sixth Open Championship, a record to this day (Peter Thomson and Tom Watson have since won five Opens each).
1915
The Open Championship is discontinued for the duration of the First World War.
1916
The PGA of America is founded by 82 charter members and the PGA Championship is inaugurated. Jim Barnes is the first champion.
The first miniature golf course opens in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Francis Ouimet is banned from amateur play for his involvement with a sporting goods business. The ruling creates a stir of protest and is reversed in 1918.
1917
The PGA Championship and the U.S. Open are discontinued for the duration of the First World War.
1919
The R & A assumes control over The Open Championship (British Open) and The Amateur Championship (British Amateur).
Pebble Beach Golf Links opens as the Del Monte G.L. in Pebble Beach, California.
The USGA founds its famed Green Section to conduct research on turfgrass.
The first practice range is opened in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
"The Professional Golfer of America" is first published which, today known as "PGA Magazine", is the oldest continually-published golf magazine in the United States.
A golf tournament is scheduled for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp but it is ultimately cancelled.
1921
The R & A limits the size and weight of the ball.
1922
Walter Hagen becomes the first native American to win The Open Championship. He subsequently becomes the first professional golfer to open a golf equipment company under his own name.
The Walker Cup Match is instituted. Two direct descendants of Walker Cup founder George Herbert Walker would become President of the United States—his grandson George H. W. Bush, the 41st President, and his great-grandson George W. Bush, the 43rd President.
The Prince of Wales is elected Captain of the R & A.
The Texas Open is inaugurated, the second-oldest surviving PGA Tour event.
Pine Valley Golf Club opens in New Jersey.
1923
The West and East courses at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York open for play, designed by A.W. Tillinghast.
1924
Joyce Wethered wins her record fifth consecutive English Ladies' Championship.
The Olympic Club in San Francisco opens for play.
The USGA legalizes steel shafted golf clubs. The R & A does not follow suit until 1929, widening the breach in The Rules of Golf.
1925
The first fairway irrigation system is developed in Dallas, Texas.
Deep-grooved irons are banned by both the USGA and the R & A.
1926
Jess Sweetser becomes the first native-born American to win the British Amateur.
Bobby Jones wins the British Open.
Gate money is instituted at the British Open.
Walter Hagen defeats Bobby Jones 12 and 11 in a privately sponsored 72-hole match in Florida.
The Los Angeles Open is inaugurated, the third-oldest surviving PGA Tour event. It is also the first tournament to offer a $10,000 purse.
1927
The inaugural Ryder Cup Matches are played between Britain and the United States.
Creeping bentgrass is developed for putting greens by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
1928
Cypress Point Club opens, designed by Alister MacKenzie.
1929
Walter Hagen wins The Open Championship for the fourth time.
Seminole Golf Club opens in Palm Beach, Florida, from a design by Donald Ross.