History Of Golf

The history begins with the origins of golf are not clear, but various circles generally agree with the theory of golf sport originated from Scotland in the 1100s. Scottish shepherds hitting a small stone to get into a rabbit nest holes in what is now become the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

Origin

Games like golf was played on February 26, 1297 in the Netherlands, precisely in the town of Loenen aan de Vecht. The Dutch played with sticks and leather ball. The winner is the player most on target with the ball. Target was in place several hundred yards apart. The game put the ball into the hole with a "golf club" as a hitter also has played in the 17th century in the Netherlands, and far earlier than the Scots played golf. In addition, there are many more documents that tell about the game similar to golf in various places in continental Europe.


In April 2005, new evidence to revive the debate about the origins of golf.  Recent evidence from the report of Professor Ling Hongling of Lanzhou University showed a similar game of golf that people are now known, has played in China in the Tang Dynasty era South, approximately 500 years before golf was mentioned for the first time in Scotland.  Note Dōngxuān (Tionghoa language: ), written Wei Tai of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) contains an explanation of the game named chuiwan (捶丸; Chui means hitting, and wan meaning ball) and also complete with pictures of the game. The Song Dynasty stick to play with 10 species, among them a stick called cuanbang, pubang, and shaobang. All three of each can be compared with the driver, two-wood, and three-wood. Game sticks decorated with jade and gold, so that time may be just the game of golf rich. In Chinese records written about the Southern Tang Dynasty official who taught her daughter how to dig a hole in the ground and put the ball into it.  According to Ling Hongling, golf Mongolians introduced to Europe and then Scotland in the late Middle Ages.

Responding to the claims of golf originated in China, a spokesman for the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews said, "stick and ball games wearing have been around for centuries, but golf as it is known people now, who played in 18 holes, clearly originated from Scotland."

Golf game which is known now generally regarded as the discovery of the Scots since the 15th century already Scottish Parliament Act contains prohibitions play gowf. Nevertheless, some scholars argue the law refers to another type of game that is more like shinty, Hurling, or field hockey, and golf is not known now. The word golf is likely to come from the Scottish pronunciation for the word kolf in Dutch, which means stick or bat

Facts show golf "modern" is derived and developed in Scotland. The first permanent golf course is also located in Scotland, as well as golf club membership system first. The first written rules governing the game of golf is also from Scotland, and also 18-hole golf course is the first in Scotland. The first official golf tournament held over antarpegolf from various towns in Scotland. Not much later, the modern golf game spread to England, and then to the whole world.

The world's oldest golf course is a golf course called The Old Links at Musselburgh Racecourse. Golf courses are located in the seaside links is called being in the sandy hills that connect the mainland and the sea. Show written evidence of golf played on Musselburgh Links in 1672 although Mary Queen of Scots was reported already play golf there in 1567.