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Aug 27, 1457
Golf, along with football (soccer), is banned
it was banned by the Scots Parliament of James II because it has interfered with military training for the wars against the English. -
Period: Oct 1, 1457 to
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Jul 29, 1502
With the signing of the Treaty of Glasgow between England and Scotland,
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Jun 3, 1552
The first recorded evidence of golf at St. Andrews, Fife.
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Aug 5, 1567
Mary, Queen of Scots, seen playing golf shortly after the death of her husband Lord Darnley,
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Andrew Dickson carried the clubs for the Duke of York,
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The Golf House at Leith is erected.
It is the first golf clubhouse, designed in 1744 finally built and ready to be played in 68 -
"The Golfer's Manual", by "A Keen Hand" (H. B. Farnie), is published.
It is the first book on golf instruction. -
Period: to
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Allan Robertson becomes the first golfer to break 80 at the Old Course,
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The Ladies' Golf Club at St. Andrews is founded,
the first golf club for women. -
The Royal Montreal Golf Club is formed,
the oldest surviving golf club in America. -
Chicago Golf Club opens the United States'
first 18-hole golf course. -
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course opens
the first public golf course in America. -
The term "birdie" is coined at Atlantic C.C.
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The first grooved-faced irons are invented.
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The first dimple-pattern for golf balls is patented by William Taylor in England.
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The first miniature golf course opens in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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The PGA of America is founded by 82 charter members and the PGA Championship is inaugurated
Jim Barnes wins first PGA Championship over Jock Hutchison at Siwanoy CC in Bronxville, NY -
The PGA Championship and the U.S. Open are discontinued
it was discontinued for the duration of the First World War. -
The first practice range is opened
opened in Pinehurst, North Carolina. -
Hershey Chocolate Company became the first corporate sponsor on PGA TOUR with The Hershey Open
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The first Masters is played. Horton Smith is the first champion.
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Byron Nelson wins 18 tournaments in a calendar year
This sets an all-time PGA Tour record-including a record 11 in a row and a record 19 consecutive rounds under 70. His total prize earnings during his 11-win streak, $30,000, is less than last place money for the PGA Tour Championship by 1992. -
The U.S. Women's Open is instituted. Petty Berg is the first winner.
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The first golf event on TV
The U.S. Open televised live in St. Louis area -
Golf Digest is founded, with Bill Davis as editor.
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U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard struck 6-iron shots on the moon.
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The Rules of Golf are standardized throughout the world
The R & A, after 38 years, adopts the 1.68 inch diameter ball, and for the first time since 1910 The Rules of Golf are standardized throughout the world -
Golf Channel
An ownership group led by Joe Gibbs and Arnold Palmer launched The Golf Channel, a 24-hour, 365-day cable service. -
Tiger Woods stormed onto the scene winning 5 events,
included the Masters, and accumulating 13 top ten finishes in his rookie year. -
Mike Weir becomes the first Canadian and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters.
