Ever wonder how the scoring system in golf's greatest championships came to be? In this episode of The Secret of St. Andrews, we delve into the fascinating chaos of the R&A's original method for determining a champion—where players waited for clerks to scrutinize "jottings" before a winner was revealed. Join us as we uncover how this convoluted system led to the stroke play scoring we know today.Â
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