Rolex, and What Makes the President’s Cup Tick

The past and the future are always exerting influence on the world of golf. There is constant push and pull between innovation and tradition: caddies who pace out yardages and players who use rangefinders during practice rounds; live feeds beamed out across the world and scores kept with paper and pencil. But there are some moments on a golf course when the perpetual tug of war between past and future finds a perfect equilibrium and it feels like time stands still — everyone and everything frozen in the present.