Many people ask the question of how was golf invented? However to this day two countries are claiming that there ancestors invented the sport. The real truth is not who played a game similar to golf but who actually invented the modern game. The hat must go to the Scottish who has the first recorded type of golf game to be played by nobles and kings. Never believe the foolish saying ‘g.o.l.f’ gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden, that’s as stupid an answer as they come. But really the sport as we know it as modern development took place in Scotland in the 1100’s. The game was a spin off for a popular Scottish game at the time called shinting, hurling a game that resembles hockey. However this leads us to how was golf invented; and the answer is simple through time since the late 12^th century the game has been modernized and refined to fit into a popular mode. We must look at this as during different eras of the games development.

First Era ‘when was golf invented’ – : 1560 – 1670: Golf was played with approximately 11 holes where players played eleven holes from the starting point of the course to the end and then played eleven holes back to the starting point. Soon this seemed too long and it was reduce to nine holes making it 18 holes in all. The game was initially played with a wooden club and the golf balls were made of rubber.

Second Era ‘why was golf invented’ – : 1670 – 1930: After emancipation and the social upheaval of the 1800’s golf popularity picked up pace and the game was refined, still not available to commoners many still took it upon themselves to learn the game as caddies. The golf courses increased in size and North America especially the USA got more involved in golf quickly producing champions like those from Scotland and Britain. Around that time the wooden club head was invented to go along with the metal shaft, while balls were being refined to harder materials.

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Third Era – : 1930 – Present: This has actually not yielded and core changes to the game, in fact it has only refined them and seen the introduction of women’s golf. The clubs had moved from wooden, to metal to wooden heads again and finally to graphite composite which is now the most popular. This final era has brought some great champions and seen the USA become the stalwart in golf globally, with over 32,000 golf courses across the US and more than 10,000,000 active golf players registered to clubs; the sport has come a far way from its roots.

So to end the episode ‘how was golf invented’ by chance and development up to the 1930 where it evolved into a global sport.