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The word golf derives linguistically from the Dutch word 'kolf' or 'kolve,' meaning quite simply 'club. ' In the Scottish dialect of the late 14th-15th century, the Dutch term became 'goff, and only later in the 16th century 'golf. The modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland. The 18-hole round was created&nb

Golf is expensive is due to the equipment involved. You need to purchase clubs, drivers, balls, clothing, bags, and other equipment. Golf clubs are expensive because there is a lot of Research and Development that takes place before manufacturing.

Two shots under par is an eagle and three shots under par is an albatross. One shot over par is a bogey, two shots over par is a double bogey and three shots over par is a triple bogey. If we add up the pars of all the holes on an eighteen-hole course, we find the par for the whole course.

A typical golf course consists of 9 or 18 holes. Each hole starts with the golfer teeing off from the teeing ground and ends when his golf ball enters the hole, marked by a flagstick, on the green.

The first known written set of rules dates all the way back to 1744 and were drafted by The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. The rules were originally known as the 13 Articles and were implemented to govern the first Challenge for the Silver Club tournament played at Leith Links in Edinburgh, Scotland.

An overdone draw usually becomes a hook. The first shot of each hole, made from an area called the tee box. Golfers began referring to the teeing area as a "tee box" because in the days before wooden golf tees the most common method of teeing a ball was on top of a small mound of wet sand.