thedockerslad
Never do what you are told
Hi tell me about golf and golf courses. How did it start, where and why?
Golf and golf courses
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Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Is this a chicken and egg question? I think the answer is that golf came first.
thedockerslad
Never do what you are told
Tbf that just says it could be of Roman, Chinese or even Persian origin.
No, it also talks about the first golf courses, the first proper rules and the first championship.
The modern game originated in Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction to learning archery.[7]To many golfers, the Old Course at St Andrews, a links course dating to before 1574, is considered to be a site of pilgrimage.[8] Golf is documented as being played onMusselburgh Links, East Lothian, Scotland as early as 2 March 1672, which is certified as the oldest golf course in the world by Guinness World Records.[9][10] The oldest surviving rules of golf were compiled in March 1744 for the Company of Gentlemen Golfers, later renamed The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, which was played at Leith, Scotland.[11] The world's oldest golf tournament in existence, and golf's first major, is The Open Championship, which was first played on 17 October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland.[12]
