Where did the game of golf originate?
The game was first recorded in the year 1297. Surprisingly this was said to have been in the Netherlands. The game was played with a crude stick plus a leather ball. Whoever hit the ball the furthest and in the least number of times was considered the winner. The game of golf is however thought to have started in Scotland. It is thought that the word golf may have been derived from the Dutch word “kolf” which means stick or club. The very first 18 hole golf course was also in Scotland. Also the first written rules were said to have come from the Scots. It wasn’t very long before the game had spread to England. It is said that the oldest golf course in the world is the Old Links at Musselburgh in East Lothian. It was said that Mary Queen of Scots played there back in 1567. However courses have not always been 18 holes. Early golfers at St Andrews made a trench through the rough land playing just eleven holes which were laid out end to end from the clubhouse to the furthest end of the pr
