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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.
The Modern Game is undoubtably from Scotland but it has been called many names thru-out the ages. Following historical documentation, it thought to first been played by the Chinese Imperial Court in 894 AD where a painting is depicted of the Emperor "lining up his shot" with a club like instrument.
It then can be followed to Persia in 1050s-60s, where it was altered and introduced to European Merchants and Travellers. First European game can be accredited to the Netherlands in 1293. The game lacked popularity but was played from Germany and the Low Countries to Normandy and the British Isles until the mid-16th Century when Scottish Noblemen met to create a binnding set of rules to follow.
The word Golf has a hidden meaning. These men, mainly of nobility and educated family's, named it such as to mean Gentlmen Only, Ladies Forbidden. The term gentlemen also referring that it was not for the common-man much like Tennis with the French Nobility. Hope this helped...
The first golf clubs may have been made in The Netherlands, where the word kolf means "club". The early versions of the modern golf club were made in Scotland in the 14th or 15th century.
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Did golf originate in Iceland?
No golf did not originate in Iceland, to my knowledge it originated in Scotland.
What did Romans call golf?
Nothing. The game of golf was not played in Roman times although they had a game called "paganica" in which a ball was hit with a bent stick. The rules and objectives of this game are unclear. The modern game of golf was not invented util the 15th century.
In what part of Scotland did golf originate?
St Andrews is referred to as the Home of Golf
Where did the term get your lie straight originate from?
Golf
Which came first the game of golf or the piano?
Golf was first played in the 13th Century, stringed instruments were around before this but the first modern piano's were not around until the 17th Century. So golf was first.
When did golf become a professional sport?
well golf is not a sport it's a game not a lot of people know that for a fact your welcome Kadeem
Where did the term golf originate?
gentlemen only ladies forbidden
What is the game of golf usually referred to as?
Golf. But a single game of golf is usually referred to as a round.
In what country did turf hockey originate?
The modern game of field hockey (which is commonly played on an artificial turf) originated in England.
How do you say golf in German?
golf = der Golf golf = das Golfspiel golfing (game) = das Golf gulf (geolog.) = der Golf to golf = golfen | golfte, gegolft to golf = Golf spielen to play golf (game) = Golf spielen
Is golf a sport or game?
It is a sport, although you can play a game of golf.
Why is Golf not an Olympic Game?
Golf is a long game also cricket
