History of Golf

The origin of golf is a legend as a simple shepherd, bored at his job, drove a stick on the stones of the field and accidentally rolled one down the rabbit hole. His friends liked so much fun and they chose the round stones and zaganyali them in the pit. Over time, the stones have replaced the balls and rabbit holes - special hole instead of sticks began to use the putter.

Today it is difficult to judge where he first started to play games like golf. Many countries believe that they progenitors strarinnoy game. For example, in the Netherlands played a game kolven, very similar to the golf course, though playing it on the ice. The Romans in 400 g. new era played "Paganico" which is very similar to the golf course and could move Britain. The Chinese believe that the history of the modern golf started with the ancient game of "Gui Wang," rasprostranennoyna widely in China in 3-2 centuries BC Their versions are possible, and the French and the Belgians.

But whatever it was now home to the classic game of golf is a small town of St. Andrews in Scotland. Named for the city's patron saint, St. Andrew, whose tomb is in a dilapidated cathedral, which was built about six centuries ago. By the way, on one of the stained glass windows of the old cathedral you can see the image of a man with a stick in his hand.

The official date of birth of golf is considered to be the first written mention of it in the decree of King James in 1457. The game was so popular that the soldiers of his army chose her training in archery. An order that the Scottish Parliament banned the game of golf.

The game of golf - it's a whole separate culture that cherishes the many traditions, legends and traditions. Thus, the first woman - the golfer is Scottish Queen Mary Stuart. The title of the oldest golf club challenge each other, "Gentleman Golferz" (now "Onorabl to Company office Edinburgh Golferz"), formed in March 1744, and the "Royal Burgess Golfing Segayiti" from Edinburgh, which finds the date of its founding in 1735.

Interesting facts.

In 1870. Sir David Mankreyf and eksvayr John White, Mel-vin made a bet that one of them, who live longer have to give the golf club of St. Andrew silver stick, which will be recorded the terms of the bet. 13 years after this bet Mr. White Melvin gave the club a stick. In the same year he was elected president of the club, but to take office did not, he went away to another world. His portrait still adorns one of the smoking rooms of the club.

In the XX century, golf even reached the moon! In February 1971, Alan Shepard, the captain of the ship "Apollo 14," made two attacks on two balls. In 1974, the hockey stick, which is used when playing Alan in space, was donated to a museum.

So the game of golf, in the form in which we know it, the Scots invented.