Golf

Golf, which originated in Scotland, is a popular international sport on both recreational and competitive levels. Individual participants use different types of clubs to hit and "sink" a small ball, with the fewest strokes, into a sequence of holes on an obstacle-ridden course. The first golf club and course in the United States were developed in 1888 and the first American tournament was held in 1895. Today, there are thousands of public and private golf courses throughout the country where professional golf tournaments like the Masters and U.S. Open are held.Well, some of the Asians, Scots and Dutch as well as the Brits have laid strong claims and perhaps have presented evidence that golf originated there. Amongst Asians it is China and Laos and amongst other European countries are France and Belgium. All these countries have believed to have had games involving hitting a object supposedly at a target. Now this does not necessarily mean golf. Interesting part in this is that Holland gets the credit for the name the sport is called as, but apparently it was not the place where the modern version of golf is played. Let's see what is this deal about golf in Holland. Now that we know about the invention of this sport, a sneak peek into the origins of the golf equipment would be a good idea right? So we will first talk about the club. The first ever golf clubs were made by a bow maker working for King James IV of Scotland. The construction of golf clubs was time consuming and expensive, making it an expensive sport to play. The golf balls went through a lot of transitions on the other hand. Adam Paterson came up with a gutta-percha ball, made from Gutta tree sap. Ball with a rubber core by Coburn Haskell followed, which could travel 400 yards or more. Golfers slowly noticed that worn out balls work better, in 1905. The first version of dimpled ball used widely today was introduced by William Taylor in the same year. Read more on why does a golf ball have dimples.