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Golf, as we know it today, originated from a game played on the
eastern coast of Scotland during the 15th century. Players would
hit a pebble around a natural course of sand dunes and rabbit
trails using a stick or a primitive club.
Some historians believe that the games of Kolven from Holland
and Chole from Belgium influenced the game. The latter being
introduced into Scotland in 1421. However, while these are stick
and ball games, they are missing that vital ingredient that is
unique to golf--the hole. Whatever the argument, there is no
dispute that Scotland gave birth to the game we know today as
golf.
The status and popularity of golf spread quickly throughout the
16th century due to it's royal endorsement. King Charles I
brought the game to England and Mary Queen of Scots, who was
French, introduced the game to France while she studied there.
In fact, the term "caddie" stems from the name given to her
helpers who were cadets in the French military.
The Gentlemen Golfers of Leith (near Edinburgh) was the first
club(formed in 1744) to promote an annual competition and to
draft the club's rules. The first reference to golf at the
historic town of St. Andrews was in 1552. The now famous
clubhouse was erected there in 1854 and the Royal and Ancient
Golf Club of St Andrews became the premier golf club because of
it's fine course, the publication of rules, and it's promotion
of the game as a proper sport.
By this time, golfers were using proper clubs and balls. Club
heads were made from beech wood and some heads were made from
hand-forged iron. Shafts were usually ash or hazel wood. Balls
were made from tightly packed feathers wrapped in a stitched
horse-hide sphere.
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economic changes. The growth of railroads gave rise to mass
tourism and for the first time, ordinary people could explore
the countryside as weekend visitors. Golf courses popped up all
over the United Kingdom and people could enjoy the challenge of
playing a different one each week.
Since most golf equipment was handcrafted it was, therefore,
quite expensive and golf was dominated by the wealthy. Once
metal club heads and shafts and gutta percha balls (1848) began
rolling off production lines, the average person was able to
afford golf.
The growth of golf as an organized competitive sport in the
United Kingdom was paralleled abroad in India and the United
States. In 1894, the United States Golf Association (USGA) was
established to regulate the game in the U.S. and Mexico.
By 1900 there were more than 1,000 golf courses in the U.S.
Chicago was the first to sport 18 holes. Importantly, American
golf courses were specifically designed like parklands unlike
those in the U.K., which were typically links courses.
The beginning of the 20th century brought several technological
innovations to the game of golf. The one piece rubber-cored ball
appeared in 1900, and grooved-faced irons were introduced in
1902. In 1905, William Taylor invented the first dimpled ball
and in 1910, steel-shafted clubs first appeared. Within a
decade, golfers could hit further and with more accuracy than
ever before using equipment which was mass produced rather
inexpensively.
While there have been thousands of unbelievable golf shots
throughout the centuries, the most famous golf shot must surely
belong to Alan Shepard who hit a ball on the moon in 1971,
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As prize money grows, so does the sport of golf itself. Millions
of people around the world now play the sport, and other
millions watch the game religiously on television. Golf is a
game for young and old, short and tall, thin and hefty. Golf is
truly a "people's game," and continues to grow in popularity.
About the author:
Larry Denton is a retired history teacher having taught 33 years
at Hobson High in Hobson, Montana. He is currently V.P. of Elfin
Enterprises, Inc., an Internet business providing valuable
information on a variety of timely topics. For a club house full
of advice, resources and suggestions about golf, visit http://www.GolfWhole.com