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golf origins
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The Ancient Roots of Golf: When Was Golf Originated and How It Shaped Modern Sport
The earliest written mention of a game resembling golf appears in a 1457 Act of the Scottish Parliament, where it was condemned as a "youthful pastime" that...
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The Origins of Golf: When Was Golf Made and How It Shaped Modern Sport
The sport’s earliest written rules, drafted in 1744 by the Company of Gentlemen Golfers in Leith, codified what had been an organic, regional pastime. Yet even...