Red Cross Golf Matches During the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

In an effort to better understand the current coronavirus health crisis, I have spent the past three weeks looking back at the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and weaving that story into Red Cross matches that were played that year with players such as Bobby Jones and Chick Evans. Even during the height of the crisis, matches continued, something that would be unthinkable today. Read the full article with illustrations here. (Depending on your browser it may take a while to open.)