This Wednesday, December 17th, the “silly season” of golf continues with a primetime showdown: The Optum Golf Channel Games. The event will air on Golf Channel and USA Network, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

There are hundreds of video games centered on hitting a little white ball on some fresh green grass. But if a digitally playable form of this sport began popping up in the late ‘70s, what are some of ...