ɪt wʌzɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv "tʃˈælɪndʒ mˈætʃᵻz" bᵻtwˌiːn pˈɛɹz ʌv pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɡˈɑːlfɚz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst fˈɔːɹm ʌv pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɡˈɑːlf kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, bˌʌt hæv nˈaʊ bˌɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ lˈɑːɹdʒ fˈiːld tˈʊɹnəmənts.
It was a part of the tradition of "challenge matches" between pairs of professional golfers, which were the earliest form of professional golf competition, but have now been almost entirely replaced by large field tournaments.