The origins of golf are unclear and much debated. However, it is generally accepted that modern golf developed in Scotland. The game did not find international popularity until the late 19th century when it spread into the rest of the United Kingdom and then to the British Empire and the United States.
A spokesman for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews said stick and ball games have been around for many centuries, but golf as we know it today, played over 18 holes, clearly originated in Scotland. The word golf or in Scots gowf is usually thought to be a Scots alteration of Dutch "colf" or "colve" meaning "stick", "club", "bat" and itself related to the Proto-Germanic language "kulth" as found in Old Norse kolfr meaning "bell clapper" and the German Kolben meaning "mace or club".
In December of 1650 a group of four men were playing kolf in pairs for points near what is now Albany, NY. Evidence of early golf in what is now the United States includes a 1739 record for a shipment of golf equipment to William Wallace in Charleston, SC. However, as in England, it was not until the late 19th century that golf started to become firmly established in the U.S. By 1910, there are 267 golf clubs in the States.
During the roaring twenties, the game expanded greatly in popularity and by 1932 there were over 1,100 golf clubs affiliated to the USGA. The expansion of the game was halted by the Great Depression and World War II, but continued in the post war years.
There are five categories of clubs in golf: woods (including the driver), irons, hybrids, wedges and putters. The actual golf ball has a mass of no more than 1.680 inches and performs within specified velocity, distance and symmetry limits. In the early 1900s, it was found that dimpling the ball provided even more control of the ball's trajectory, flight and spin.
The greatest golfers of all times include Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer.
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