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