Introduction - The Game And The History
rural beginnings It is probably best to use the phrase “golf as we know it” when giving the gentlemen of Scotland credit for its invention. That country is widely recognized as the birthplace of golf. However, one of the keys to establishing an accurate history of the game is giving credit to the Scots for adding a most important ingredient – the hole. This important item is one of the key changes in the object of the game. Early golfers near the seashore on the east coast of Scotland hit pebbles and stones, and eventually balls, in a manner similar to games played in Holland and other European countries. But the men of Scotland made a rabbit hole the destination. The modern game grew from these humble beginnings. The king of England has the dubious honor of having banned the game for a short time in the 15th century and also for making the first recorded purchase of custom made golf clubs. Acceptance of the game by royalty and the eventual establishment of formal clubs helped spread golf along the Scottish coast and later to inland sites. The Gentlemen Golfers of Leith, widely recognized as the first club devoted to golf, also established the game’s early rules in the early 18th century. A few years later the St. Andrews Society of Golfers came into being, and shortly thereafter, the 18-hole course. Because of its rural beginnings, the game was first played with sticks that were curved at the end. But with the growth of golf organizations, players began to make clubs of wood and iron. It was about this time that a leather golf ball stuffed with feathers became the standard. Several decades would pass before metal club heads and shafts, along with the gutta percha ball, would vastly improve the length and accuracy of golf shots. golf is exported The modern game got its second injection of momentum in the mid-19th century with the first national championship in the British Isles. At about this same time, other countries began to see a rise in the number of courses and players. In fact, British citizens had introduced golf to India in 1820. The United States Golf Association was formed in 1894 and by 1900 there were hundreds of places in the U.S. to play golf. New technology continuously improved the golf ball and golf clubs. Chief among these improvements were the groove-faced clubs introduced nearly 100 years ago. Throughout the 20th century, the game grew into a billion-dollar industry, with professional golfers reaching the status of celebrities. Indeed, the game has come a long way from the rabbit-run fairways of old. |
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