Golf
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Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. The game was first played in the 15th century in Scotla
Golfer in finishing position after hitting a tee shot
The Xuande Emperor of the Ming dynasty playing chuiwan
Stained Glass Window installed in Gloucester Cathedral in the 1350's. Said to be the oldest depiction of the sport.
Aerial view of the Golfplatz Wittenbeck in Mecklenburg, Germany
History of golf
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The origins of golf are unclear and much debated. However, it is generally accepted that modern golf developed in Scotland from the Middle Ages onwards. The game did not find international popularity
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…or team, known as match play. Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels, especially at the elite level. The modern game of golf originated in 15th-century Scotland. The 18-hole round was created at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1764. Golf's first major, and the world's oldest golf…
The MacDonald boys playing golf by 18th-century portrait painter Jeremiah Davison
This scene in the margins of a late 13th-century manuscript depicts a game with clubs and a ball, possibly the game of kolf referred to by Jacob van Maerlant. It is considered to be the earliest known depiction of a golf-like game. (Bruges Public Library, Ms. 251 f. 149r)
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
Pub sign on the Golf Tavern on Bruntsfield Links, 2011