It was back in the year 1297 that the game of golf was first recorded. Surprisingly this was said to have been in the Netherlands. The game was played with a crude stick and a 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. The word golf was probably derived from the Dutch word “kolf” which means stick or club. The very first 18 hole golf course was also in Scotland. Also the very first written rules were said to have originated from the Scots.

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It was way back in the year 1297 that the first game of golf was recorded. This was surprisingly said to have been in the Netherlands. The game was played with a crude stick plus a leather ball. Whoever managed to hit the ball the furthest and in the least number of times was considered the winner.

The modern game of golf is thought to have originated in Scotland. The word golf may have been derived from the Dutch word “kolf” meaning stick or club. The first 18 hole course was also in Scotland. Also the very first written rules were said to have come from the Scots.

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