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FEATURED SITES: Scotland Golf St. Andrews Golf Europe Golf Travel World Golf ... Reader feedback A History of Golf since 1497 The Birth Of Golf Golf as we know it today originated from a game played on the eastern coast of Scotland in the Kingdom of Fife during the 15th century. Players would hit a pebble around a natural course of sand dunes, rabbit runs and tracks using a stick or primitive club. Some historians believe that Kolven from Holland and Chole from Belgium influenced the game. The latter was introduced into Scotland in 1421. However while these games and countless others are stick and ball games, they are missing that vital ingredient that is unique to golf - the hole. Whatever the argument, there can be no dispute that Scotland gave birth to the game we know as golf today. During the mid-15th century, Scotland was preparing to defend itself against an English invasion. The population's enthusiastic pursuit of golf and soccer to the neglect of military training (archery primarily) caused the Scottish parliament of King James II to ban both sports in 1457. The ban was reaffirmed in 1470 and 1491 although people largely ignored it. Only in 1502 with the Treaty of Glasgow was the ban lifted with King James IV (James 1 of England) himself taking up the sport. Golf's status and popularity quickly spread throughout the 16th century due to it's royal endorsement. King Charles I popularised the game in England and Mary Queen of Scots, who was French, introduced the game to France while she studied there. Indeed the term 'caddie stems from the name given to her helpers who were the French Military, known in french as cadets.

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After you are done here, try my golf quiz, to see how much you've learned by clicking here! Bookmark this page for future reference by simply pressing CTRL+D Before you go, please visit my main page for more golf stuff. Pictures Links History ... Past Major Championship Winners Can't find what you're looking for? Search the Web. Here is a brief write up about the history of the game of golf. The origin of the game of golf has never been clearly established. The Romans during the reign of Caesar played a game resembling golf by striking a feather-stuffed ball with club-shaped branches. Book illustrations show the Dutch playing a similar game on their frozen canals about the 15th century. Cross-country variations were popular in France and Belgium. In 1457 golf was banned in Scotland because it interfered with the practice of archery, which was vital to the defense effort. Nevertheless the Scots continued to brave the opposition of both Parliament and church by playing the game on seaside courses called links. Scotland is the home of the world's oldest golf course, St. Andrews, which was used as early as the 16th century.

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The Evolution Of The Golf Ball™ highlights major changes in the game of golf and depicts important golf landmarks. The development of the golf club, the golf course, and the rules of the game all were affected by this evolution. Golf, as we know it, was first played with a leather-covered ball stuffed with goose or chicken feathers. Several pieces of stout leather were tightly stitched, leaving a small opening. The casing was turned inside out. Feathers - a "gentleman’s top hat full" by measure - that had been boiled and softened, were tediously stuffed into the casing before the final stitches were made. The surprisingly hard feather ball was hammered into roundness and finally coated with several layers of "paint". Because of the difficulty and time involved in making Featheries, they were relatively expensive. This fragile missile was used for almost four centuries. The first "Gutta" ball is believed to have been made in 1848 by the Rev. Dr. Robert Adams Paterson from gutta-percha packing material. Gutta-percha is the evaporated milky juice or latex produced from a tree most commonly found in Malaysia. It is hard and non-brittle and becomes soft and impressible at the temperature of boiling water. Gutta balls, were handmade by rolling the softened material on a board. The new durability of the Gutta, together with its much lower cost, resistance to water, and improved run, provided rejuvenation to the game of golf. Not without some resistance from traditionalists, the Gutta gradually replaced the Feathery.

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11. Welcome To Scottish Golf History Scottish golf history. Welcome to Scottish golf history The Stories of the Early Scottish Golfing Sites and Oldest Golf Clubs and Societies. http://www.scottishgolfhistory.net/

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Home News Features Results/Fixtures ... Link To Us Who is Mr Pink and why does he make our editor’s life such a misery? Find out by subscribing to the fortnightly Newsletter; and the bonus is, you can keep up-to-date on everything in golf. Wednesday 9th June 2004 Let ScottishGolf take you through the history of the glorious game from its humble beginnings in the middle-ages to the modern game we know and love today. Pre 1400 Origins of the Game The Dim and Distant Past. Golf in the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries. 1750 to 1850 The Robertsons, Lords of the Links The Robertsons of St.Andrews, ball makers and undisputed Masters of the game. 1850 to 1890 The Morris / Park Era Two families dominate as the game evolves, becomes governed and takes on its modern form. 1890 to 1914 The Three Supremes The period of domination by the great triumvirate of Taylor, Vardon and Braid. 1920 to 1939 Between the Wars The first US invasion. The game that had been exported to America returns in a form with which we are entirely unfamiliar.

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33rd Avenue South Hwy. 17 North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 42nd Avenue North Hwy. 17 Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 43rd Avenue South Hwy. 17 North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 Miniature Golf History After the stock market crash of 1929, regulation minigolf links became too expensive for most people to afford. In spite of this, the desire to play this most popular game continued to flourish. The ingenuity of the players during this depressed period of American History spawned what became known as "Rinkiedink" golf. Undaunted by convention, enthusiastic players would use any space available to set up these unique and crazy courses. Due to the need for lights at night, many of these courses were built under a brilliantly illuminated billboard sign with the playing surface made of a clay or hard sand surface. There was even a green dye called "Grassit" which was used to color the ground to look like grass. In all 1930's there was an estimated 50,000 miniature golf courses representing an investment of $325,000,000. An estimated four million Americans were playing miniature golf. In fact, Wanamaker's department store featured Tom Thumb Fashions which stated, "When you're Lilli-putting on the Miniature Golf Course ... remember your Clothes Technique!" Tom Thumb jackets with berets sold for $19.50 and were sold out to addicts of the Miniature Golf Craze. In 1955, Lomma Enterprises, Inc., founded by Al Lomma and today still run by his brother Ralph Lomma, led the revival of wacky, animated, trick hazards intended to be more challenging than straight putting. These hazards required both accurately aimed shots and split-second timing to avoid spinning windmill blades, revolving statuary and other careening obstacles.

17. Facts About Golf - Golf History, Golf Etiquette, Golf Terms, Golf Technology And A brief History of Golf. A lot of contoversy exists about how it all started. Roman emperors apparently played a relaxing game called http://www.learnaboutgolf.com/educational/history.html

Home Page Golf Shop Beginner Info Equipment ... Ladies Golf GOLF TIPS FOR BEGINNERS General Golf Info Buying Golf Clubs Golf Tips Golf Lessons ... Golf Handicap GOLF EQUIPMENT Classified Ads for used Golf Equipment Irons Drivers Wedges ... Golf Auction GOLF EDUCATION Golf Forum Golf History Golf Technology Golf Etiquette ... Golf Gambling GOLF NEWSLETTER Join our mailing list and receive tips, updates, golf discounts and much more... Receive a Golf book FREE just for signing in! Your e-mail: Your first name: Subscribe me Unsubscribe *Privacy Statement* ABOUT US Contact us Privacy Statement Internet Security Recommend us A brief History of Golf A lot of contoversy exists about how it all started. Roman emperors apparently played a relaxing game called paganica, using a bent stick to drive a soft, feather-stuffed ball. Over the next 5 centuries the game developed on several continents and eventually evolved into the popular Scottish game known as golfe. Various European countries had games resembling paganicacambuca in England, jeu de mail in France, and in the Netherlands het kolven, which was played in the American colonies as early as 1657. The Scottish game, however, is the direct ancestor of the modern game. The first formal golf club, the Company of Gentlemen Golfers, now the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, was established in Edinburgh in 1744. It codified the first set of rules, which helped eliminate local variations in play. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, established 10 years later at St. Andrews, Scotland, became the official ruling organization of the sport. Its rules committee, along with the United States Golf Association, still governs the sport.

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Home Page Golf Shop Beginner Info Equipment ... Ladies Golf GOLF TIPS FOR BEGINNERS General Golf Info Buying Golf Clubs Golf Tips Golf Lessons ... Golf Handicap GOLF EQUIPMENT Classified Ads for used Golf Equipment Irons Drivers Wedges ... Golf Auction GOLF EDUCATION Golf Forum Golf History Golf Technology Golf Etiquette ... Golf Gambling GOLF NEWSLETTER Join our mailing list and receive tips, updates, golf discounts and much more... Receive a Golf book FREE just for signing in! Your e-mail: Your first name: Subscribe me Unsubscribe *Privacy Statement* ABOUT US Contact us Privacy Statement Internet Security Recommend us Basic Etiquette you need to know This is a lengthy section, but PLEASE bear with us here. Etiquette is a very important part of golf, and it is vital that you know about what to do and what not! Golf is a game that requires a lot of concentration. If you are trying to make a putt, or hit your tee shot into a narrow Fairway, it will be much more difficult if someone is laughing, rattling their clubs, or running around the tee or green. Golf etiquette is an extremely important part of the game of golf.

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