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How did tennis receive its name?
AnswerGentlemen Only---Ladies Forbidden...Edit: Actually the above acronym didn't appear until the 20h century. It was probably scottish for something, and it stuck.There were similar games played in Holland and France. The Dutch game was Het Kolven which may have been shortened to Kolv and then to golf. The French game was Cholle' The differences between these games and golf is that Cholle' was played in a courtyard and was somewhat like croquet and Het Kolven was played in a town square and involved hitting a wooden ball to targets like a church door.Women were actually among the first golfers. See: Mary Queen of ScotsShe was censured for playing golf when she should have been in mourning over the death of her husband
Where does the name golf come from?
"Golf" might be an alteration of the Dutch word "kolf". "Kolf means "stick", "club", or "bat." There was a Dutch game related to golf called "Kolven." For more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_golf#Origins and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolven.
What is golf?
Golf is a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course.If you want to get more instruction about golf then go for Thegolferswebsite.com.
What country was golf invented in?
The modern game of golf was invented in Scotland and on the Jersey Isle. The course at St. Andrews in Scotland is considered to be the earliest dedicated golf course. Although the architect is unknown, St. Andrews is still in use and hosts many PGA tournaments and the British Open.Earlier Golf-like GamesThe tomb of Kheti (circa 2500 BC) has pictures of people playing something very similar to golf.Similarly the Greeks were playing a golf-like game in the 2nd century BC, and the Romans also played Paganica, a game that involved hitting small balls with clubs at targets. This is also very similar to golf.The Chinese were also playing Chuiwan in the 10th century - a game with clubs and small balls.So did Scotland invent it or just develop the ideas already involved in ancient games? They are the founders of the game as it is today and, as far as is known, came up with the idea of the hole as the target. But apparently 'golf' as an idea was invented long, long ago.Origins of the NameThe word golf probably comes from the Dutch "kolf" meaning club, and from "Kolven" which is the name of a game very similar to modern golf that was played in Holland at least as early as the 13th century.Scotland. One Of The Oldest Golf Courses, Originally A Church, Was St. Andrews, Located In Scotland.
Who was the person who invented golf?
The origin of golf is unclear and open to debate. Some historians[3] trace the sport back to the Roman game of paganica, in which participants used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball. One theory asserts that paganica spread throughout Europe as the Romans conquered most of the continent, during the first century B.C., and eventually evolved into the modern game.[4] Others cite chuiwan ("chui" means striking and "wan" means small ball) as the progenitor, a Chinese game played between the eighth and 14th centuries.[5] A Ming Dynasty scroll dating back to 1368 entitled "The Autumn Banquet", shows a member of the Chinese Imperial court swinging what appears to be a golf club at a small ball with the aim of sinking it into a hole. The game is thought to have been introduced into Europe during the Middle Ages. Another early game that resembled modern golf was known as cambuca in England and chambot in France.[6] This game was, in turn, exported to the Low Countries, Germany, and England (where it was called pall-mall, pronounced "pell mell"). Some observers, however, believe that golf descended from the Persian game, chaugán. In addition, kolven (a game involving a ball and curved bats) was played annually in Loenen, Netherlands, beginning in 1297, to commemorate the capture of the assassin of Floris V, a year earlier. The modern game originated in Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction to learning archery. -- wikipedia
Who invented golf?
Nobody really knows who invented golf. Scotland and Great Britain are the two most widley belived to be where Golf was invented. In Great Britain Golf has been played since 1340. Although Scotland is the place where the game of Golf was put together primitivly. Scotland's the place where they added the hole to the game of Golf, and the clubs we use today, and the balls we use today.History has not recorded the person who invented the game of golf but believes the game originated in Scotland around the 12th century. Click on the 'History of Golf' link on this page to read about the game and its history.the Scots 'invented' golf, Golf was first played on the coast of Scotland during the 15th century
Where did the modern game of golf originate?
Scotland Possibly... although the tomb of Kheti some 2500 years BC has pictures of people playing something very similar to golf. Similarly the Greeks were playing a golf-like game in the second millennium Before Christ and the Romans also played Paganica, a game that involved hitting small balls with clubs at targets. Very similar to golf. The Chinese were also playing Chuiwan in the 10th century - a game with clubs and small balls. So did Scotland invent it or just develop the ideas already involved in ancient games? They are the developers of the game as it is today and, as far as is known, came up with the idea of the hole as the target but 'golf' as an idea was 'invented' long, long ago. The word golf probably comes from the Ducth "kolf" meaning club and "Kolven" which is the name of a game very similar to modern golf that was played in Holland at least as early as the 13th century.
When was the golf caddy invented?
The origin of golf is unclear and open to debate. Some historians trace the sport back to the Roman game of paganica, in which participants used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball. One theory asserts that paganica spread throughout Europe as the Romans conquered most of the continent, during the first century B.C., and eventually evolved into the modern game. Others cite chuiwan ("chui" means striking and "wan" means small ball) as the progenitor, a Chinese game played between the eighth and 14th centuries.A Ming Dynasty scroll dating back to 1368 entitled "The Autumn Banquet", shows a member of the Chinese Imperial court swinging what appears to be a golf club at a small ball with the aim of sinking it into a hole. The game is thought to have been introduced into Europe during the Middle Ages. Another early game that resembled modern golf was known as cambuca in England and chambot in France. This game was, in turn, exported to the Low Countries, Germany, and England (where it was called pall-mall, pronounced "pell mell"). Some observers, however, believe that golf descended from the Persian game, chaugán. In addition, kolven (a game involving a ball and curved bats) was played annually in Loenen, Netherlands, beginning in 1297, to commemorate the capture of the assassin of Floris V, a year earlier. The modern game originated in Scotland, where the first written record of golf is James II's banning of the game in 1457, as an unwelcome distraction to learning archery.
What is the origin of the word hockey?
Hockey was invented by British troops in Canada when they were bored they would get sticks and a ball (or a rock) That's how it was invented, it is Canada's national sport. Canada always wins.
What is the origin of golfing?
Despite a common belief that "golf" is an acronym for "Gentleman Only, Ladies Forbidden", the word can be traced back to similar words in ancient Scottish, German, and Dutch (among other early European languages), and all of these words meant "club", or something very similar. It appeared in writing in 1457, when the King outlawed the game due to it taking up time he believed should be spent in archery practice.
