What country invented golf? Many countries did. If there were sticks and objects that could be hurtled along, then there was golf. No one knows for certain who started golf. But everybody knows who plays it now everyone does.
The origin of the name golf is believed to be the Dutch word of 'colf,' which means 'club.' In the medieval ages, golf was also known as spel metten colve, which literally meant 'game with clubs.'
Nearly every area around the world has some claim to the origination of golf. Scotland, of course, has its claim. But so does China, Rome, England, France, Holland, Belgium, even Laos. Every country has a game consisting of sticks and balls, and every country is correct in its assumption that it invented the game. But there is no one country where golf actually began.
Still, Scotland is widely considered to be birthplace of golf. And it began haphazardly, a way of hitting a pebble or other roundish object into a hole by means of a stick or club. Continue reading »
Golf Balls, a History
By Charles A Edwards
A very wooden affair
Back in the mid 16th century, when golf first came into existence, the equipment was all made from wood, including the golf ball itself. Continue reading »
The History and Modernization of Golf
By Sarah Freeland
The origins of golf are not really known. China, Scotland, and the Netherlands all claim to be the place where golf began. China sites an 11th century text that references a golf-like sport being played as proof that they invented golf, while the Netherlands site a 13th century text that implies that a golf-like sport was played in their country as their proof that they created the game of golf. However, while golf-like sports seemed to have been developing in other parts of the world, most people credit Scotland with the invention of golf as we know it today. Continue reading »
The History Of Golf
By Bernie Wiemers
The exact history of golf is unclear. Arguments have been going on for generations about when and where the game of Golf began.
Some people believe that Golf came from the Roman times, where players would hit a ball stuffed with feathers. This game was called "Paganica".
Other people claim that golf can be traced back even further to China to the time of 200 B.C. Continue reading »
