A Brief History of Golf

Golf is an honored and ancient sport — so ancient, in fact, that its true origins are unclear. There is evidence for tracing golf’s lineage to the Scots, the Dutch and even the Chinese. However, it is commonly accepted today to say that golf, as we know it, originated in Scotland sometime in the eleven-hundreds.

In the ‘old days’, so to speak, golf wasn’t nearly as genteel as it… Continue reading