Golf Trivia

The 'Featherie' golf ball, which were thin, leather bags stuffed with feathers, was introduced in 1618. More about Golf Balls.
King James II of Scotland banned golf in 1457 because he believed it was distracting soldiers from archery practice.
Oldest Major Tournament – The Open Championship (British Open) is the oldest golf tournament, first played in 1860 at Prestwick in Scotland, with a field of just eight players.
Golf the only sport that has been played on the moon. On 6 February, 1971, Alan Shepard hit a golf ball while on the moon.
Golf has been played at the Olympic Games in 1900 and 1904. More information about Golf at the Olympics. As part of this competition there was a putting event, but this has since been taken off the official list of Olympic Sports by the IOC.
The world’s longest golf course, called ‘Nullarbor Links’, is located in the middle of the Australia’s Outback. See more Golf Course Trivia.

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