Golf is a Sham.

The Grand Sham Tournament Players Association (GSTPA) exists to document the lived experience of golf.

The Association does not seek to reform the game, improve outcomes, or protect participants from their own decisions.

Its role is strictly observational.

The Association conducts ongoing study of competitive events, informal play and participant behavior across a broad population of players for whom improvement is expected and seldom realized.

The record is maintained in three primary forms:

• Findings — formal determinations 
• Clinical Studies — recurring patterns 
• Field Notes — records from play

Submissions may be edited for clarity and tone.
Not all are published.
All are noted.

The GSTPA does not assess correctness.
It records recurrence.

Golf persists.
So does the documentation.