Origins of Golf

The origins of Golf are unclear and much debated. However, it is generally accepted that modern golf developed in Scotland during the Middle ages. The game did not find international popularity until the late 19th century, when it spread into the rest of the UK and then to the British Empire and the US.




There is a persistent urband legend claiming that the term derives from an acronym "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden". This is a false


The Royal and ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is the oldest course at Scotland.

The word golf, or in Scots gouf, is usually thought to be a Scots alteration of Dutch "colf" or "colve" meaning "stick, "club", "bat"