The History of Golf

Posted by Golfer on November 20th, 2007 at 12:09am

The game of golf originated from a game played in Scotland in the 15th. At first, the Scottish played these golf related games with no holes. Then in the early 16th century, the Scottish introduced the type of golf we play today with holes. Once this happened, golf really picked up in popularity. King Charles introduced the game or golf to English, and Mary Queen of Scots introduced the game to the French. The game of golf just continually spread across the world from there on out.

In 1759, the Scottish introduced a new way to play golf, “Stroke Play”. It is the most common way to play golf today. It is where the golf players keep track of all of their strokes, and then the player with the lowest amount of strokes in the end of the round wins.

In 1894, the United States Golf Association (USGA) was introduced to regulate the rules of the game. From there on out, the United States really picked up on the sport. In 1897, the first monthly golf magazine was published. By 1900, there were more than 1,000 golf courses here. And it officially became a global sport when it became and Olympic sport that year.

In 1916, the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) was formed. They hold a series of tournaments called the PGA tour. The four major tournaments that the PGA hosts are the Masters, US Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship.

Golf’s popularity all around the world continues to grow every single year.

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