Golf Essay, Research Paper
Golf report in English Golf as we know it today was orginated in Scottland in 1421. It started off by players hitting a pebble around a natural course of sand dunes, rabbit runs and tracks using a club. Historians have came to believe that Kolven from Holland and Chole from Belgium influenced the game. However with the game of golf there was one litle problem, there was no hole. Druing the mid 15th century, Scottland was preparing for war with the Englsih. Since the game of golf became so widley popular in Scottland, King James 2 had to ban the sport in 1457 in order to keep the military in tact. For 30 years golf remained silent until 1502 when the Treaty of Glasgow lifted the ban withthe king himself taking up the sport. Golf s status and popularity quickly spread throughout the 16th century due to it s royal endorsement. From here the game was quickly introduced into England and France, and then through the rest of Europe.