DVD Review: The Story of Golf

I love golf. I love history. Naturally, I really love golf history.

That’s precisely what The Story of Golf delivers. This three hour documentary has an ambitious purpose. Namely, it aims to adequately cover a sport whose rich history literally spans centuries.

Hosted by Golf Channel personality Rich Lerner, The Story of Golf starts at the very beginning, exploring the birth of the game and moves forward through time covering changes in the game that include everything from advancements in equipment to the various stars to the lesser known but equally important figures that have had a lasting effect on the game.

The big names are given ample coverage: Jones, Hagen, Nelson, Snead, Sarazen, Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, Woods, and others. But many of the other issues of the game are touched upon: gender and race issues, the evolution of equipment, architecture, golf in the digital age, and much more.

Aside from Lerner’s narration, the Story of Golf is told through a lot of historical photographs and footage, as well as various interviews with many experts who have knowledge of the history of golf. Information and anecdotes are shared by journalists, editors, publishers, authors, players, historians, officials past and present from golf’s ruling bodies, TV commentators, course architects, and many others. Their experiences and insights really add to the telling of The Story of Golf.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching The Story of Golf. If you’ve been coming by for a while, then you probably know that I love golf and while it doesn’t come up as much, I love golf history. The Story of Golf is well-produced and is packed with tons of historical information (much of it from the current era, so, maybe “future historical information” would be a good description for those segments).

Without a doubt, it’s the most complete picture of the game of golf that I’ve seen told in a documentary format.

I really liked watching The Story of Golf and I highly recommend it. If you didn’t get a chance to see it when it originally aired on Golf Channel, I recommend picking up a copy on DVD or Blu-ray. Or, if you wait a while, maybe it will show up on Golf Channel again.

If you’d like more information about The Story of Golf, please click here to visit the website.

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Disclaimer:

I received a complementary copy of The Story of Golf for review purposes, but was not compensated in any way for this review.