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Jan 1, 1500
Origin
WikipediaWhile the modern game of golf originated in 15th-century Scotland, the game's ancient origins are unclear and much debated -
Jan 5, 1501
Other origins?
There are lots of evidence that golf like games in other countries exist. -
First 18-Hole Course Was on a Sheep Farm
America’s first 18-hole golf course constructed on a sheep farm in Downer’s Grove, Illinois in 1892. Businessman and golf lover Charles Blair McDonald moved to this quaint town and began constructing the course with his colleagues. The Downer’s Grove Golf Course is still intact after all of these years, although its since been downsized to 9 holes. -
Record
Byron Nelson wins 18 tournaments in a calendar year to set an all-time PGA Tour record-including a record 11 in a row and a record 19 consecutive rounds under 70 -
The Tam O’ Shanter World Championship of Golf becomes the first nationally televised golf tournament in the USA.
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Golf Was Played on The Moon
Golf is one of the two only sports to be played on the moon. On February 6, 1967 Alan Bartlett “Al” Shepard, Jr. performed a one-handed swing with a six-iron, sending the ball flying through the moon’s low-gravity atmosphere. And in case you were wondering, javelin is the other sport that was reportedly played on the moon. -
500,000
Tom Watson is the first golfer to earn $500,000 in prize money in a single season. -
Tiger
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest man ever to win the U.S. Amateur, at age 18. Several players had previously won aged 19, including Jack Nicklaus in 1959. -
Samuel L. Jackson is such an avid golfer he has has a contract clause to play golf twice a week whenever he films movies.
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Olympics 2016
Golf will be played at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for the first time in 112 years.
