Golf Trivia
A Standard Golf Hole
The golf hole is one of the major constituents of the game. In fact, the main aim of the game itself revolves around the hole – and putting the ball in it.
There would have been a lot of times when you stroke the ball and it misses the hole by just a fraction of an [...]
The Evolution of the Game of Golf
Today, as per the official rule book of Golf, it is defined as “Playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules.”
But if we look back in the past, golf was not played as it is today. Though, [...]
The First Rules of Golf
Golf was not made official until the 18th century, year 1744 to be precise. At that time, all the then known rules of the game were written properly by the Gentlemen Golfers of Leith (who are now known as the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers).
Thirteen of the originally written down rules of golf are stated [...]
How to Read Golf Score Cards
This post is intended mainly for the souls uninitiated to the addictive game of golf and for those that have just started to gain some interest in this club and ball game but not yet figured out how to read golf score cards.Unlike many other games and sports where the player having the highest score [...]
History of Golf – Looking Back at the Origin
The game of golf is considered to have been in the world of human beings for as long as six centuries. Yes, that’s correct; it is believed that it was played in its ‘bare bones’ version in as early as the 15th century. And where it originated is also a common knowledge; the Scots are [...]
Politically Incorrect Golf Terms
This morning I got an email forward on a chain mail series and thought it would be nice to share with my readers too..
A ‘Rock Hudson’ – a putt that looked straight, but wasn’t.
A ‘Saddam Hussein’ – from one bunker into another.
A ‘Yasser Arafat’ – butt ugly and in the sand.
A ‘John Kennedy Jr.’ – [...]