uncomparable story of golf

            
            
            
             THE UNCOMPARABLE STORY OF GOLF
             What do we know about the game of golf? We know that golfers hit a golf ball with a golf club. We know that they are trying to get that golf ball into a small hole in as few hits as possible. The way that the golfer play on TV play they make it look so easy. They all have nice swings, smooth-putting strokes, and someone carrying that heavy golf bag around.
             Golf hasn't always been like this though. Golfers carried their own bags, and the equipment wasn't made of state-of-the-art metal. Have you ever heard of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, or of Bobby Jones? Have you ever heard of St. Andrews, Pebble Beach, or Augusta National? How about the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA Championship, The Masters, or the Ryder Cup? Courses, tournaments, and people in some way have changed the game of golf. When you change things about golf, you are making everything, such as the course, the time frame, the person, or even equipment, that was involved history. Since golf historians are uncertain as to where golf was invented or who invented it, the golf courses and players are the ones who have changed and given the game a history.
             Well where did golf originate? A few areas of the world claim that golf was originated there. The first believed record of the game exists in Gloucester Cathedral, England. A sketch of a man appeared in a stained glass window preparing to hit a ball using a golf-like swing. Some golf historians don't believe that this is golf though, they believe that is was a game called cambuca.
             More historians think it all started in Holland. A famous Dutch golf historian thinks that golf was invented by using the game of chole and the rules of a different game called jeu de mail. With the result of these two games was the game colf, which means in Dutch "club". Another name that was used for golf was spel metten colve which means, "game wi...

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