| The history of golf has roots deep in the | | | | in the 300 years until the first recognized |
| history of man since for the past five | | | | round. |
| hundred years they have at some point or | | | | |
| another taken a stick to a ball or rock. | | | | Regardless of the original inventors it is |
| Thus making it difficult to determine just | | | | clear that Scotland was definitely the leader |
| when the sport was created and put a timeline | | | | in modernizing the sport. They are also |
| to golf history. | | | | credited with the creation of the first golf |
| | | | course in the world. The Old Links located |
| So exactly who is credited with inventing | | | | at Musselburgh Links in Scotland in 1672. |
| golf and developing golf history? Well, it | | | | |
| was really a collaboration of a number of | | | | Obviously the game has evolved a lot since |
| countries and the efforts of many men hitting | | | | then. The first golf courses didn't have |
| objects with a stick. Understandingly, with | | | | eighteen holes. The famous St. Andrews golf |
| such a wide description of how the game was | | | | course that sits along the sea in Scotland |
| developed it left it wide open for everyone | | | | was initially created with just eleven holes. |
| to claim ownership. | | | | This was back in the fifteenth century when |
| | | | they would basically just walk out and play |
| So basically everyone has laid claim to | | | | the terrain as it showed fit. |
| originating the game and contributing to the | | | | |
| history of golf. Scotland may be the most | | | | They used to play all eleven holes out and |
| prominent along with China, Italy, England, | | | | turn around then play them back in. |
| Belgium, Holland and France. So while the | | | | |
| Scots may be most regarded as developing the | | | | Golf history shows they then cut the number |
| game there is no clear title holder. | | | | to nine holes total and would still play them |
| | | | out and back so that they played a total of |
| Some theories claim that shepherds first | | | | 18 holes as we all know it today. |
| started the game by hitting rocks across | | | | |
| fields as the tendered their flocks while | | | | Major alterations to the game and the |
| others believe that fishermen created the | | | | equipment have helped shape golf throughout |
| game as a means to pass time during dry | | | | the late 1800's and early 20th century. The |
| spells. | | | | courses all changed as new grass and better |
| | | | lawnmowers were created. The vast |
| Of course there are many other forms of the | | | | improvement was seen mostly on the greens |
| game that have taken place in and throughout | | | | which drastically changed the form of |
| the world and they each included a ball and | | | | putting. Corporations have designed better |
| stick. The Chinese used to play a game as | | | | golf balls using newly discovered materials |
| far back as 300 BC that involved beating a | | | | and clubs changed dramatically with the |
| ball while the ancient Romans and Celts also | | | | implementation of the metal shaft. The |
| had similar games that contributed to golf | | | | nineteen hundreds also produced the golf tee |
| history. | | | | and metal and graphite composite club heads. |
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| The very first round of golf was said to be | | | | Now golf is a major international sport |
| played at Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh, | | | | played by millions that grosses billions of |
| Scotland around 1456. Seeing that the sport | | | | dollars a year in revenue. The game has |
| was supposedly developed around the 1100's | | | | definitely come a long way from sticks and |
| you can see how much it may have progressed | | | | rocks. |