| Since before the time Mary Queen of Scots
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| | evolution of Golf into the game we know
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| was disciplined for playing golf two
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| | today.16th century - Gold became
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| Sundays after the murder of her husband
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| | established on the east coast of Scotland
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| Lord Dernley in 1567. Golf is known to
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| | and began to spread. Golf was played by
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| have been played at St. Andrews before
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| | James the VI before he acceded the throne
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| the founding of the university in 1411.
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| | as James the 1st did in 1603.1501 - James
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| It is a safe bet to say that golf was
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| | the IV had his treasurer pay 14 Shillings
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| played in some form or another as much as
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| | to a bow-maker in Perth to supply them
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| a century before this.Golf is the only
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| | with clubs. Golf became associated with
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| game whose objective it is to hit a ball
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| | royalty, The Church, and education (i.e.
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| across a course of some kind that had
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| | St. Andrews)17th century Golf was pursued
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| sand traps, bunkers, and other obstacles
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| | from the south east to as far north as
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| to prevent you from accomplishing this.
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| | the Orkney Islands.1754 - The beginning
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| The ball is balanced in mid-air and hit
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| | of construction of new courses.1880 - The
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| to another spot below the ground.It was
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| | arrival of the gutter perch ball was a
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| the Scots who introduced the golf hole
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| | major influence on the popularity of
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| into the game. It was a national pastime
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| | golf. Little has changed in the past 250
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| more than four hundred years before
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| | years.1925 - In Texas the Bark Hollow
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| Prince Charles fled Culloden in defeat at
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| | Golf Club becomes the first club with a
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| the hands of the English in 1513 at the
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| | complete fairway irrigation system. The
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| Battle of Flodden Field.At Flodden the
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| | British Open is played for the last time
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| Scots were no match for the English in
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| | at Prestwick Golf Club. The Royal
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| the first assault and were defeated 50
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| | Canadian Golf Association makes a ruling
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| years earlier. King James II banned the
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| | that the use of steel-shafted clubs is
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| game of Golf because he believed it was
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| | legal. They joined the United States Golf
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| interfering with archery practice and he
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| | Association.1973 - Johnny Mailer shoots
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| did this with a Scottish Act of
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| | 63 at Oakmont Country Club to win the
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| Parliament. The first documented record
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| | U.S. Open. Arnold Palmer wins the Bob
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| makes references to modern golf. James
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| | Hope Chrysler Classic, his fifth win in
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| III also banned the game in 1471.The
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| | the event and his 62nd win in the PGA
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| origin of Golf is a mystery however there
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| | Tour.1985 - Europeans win the Ryder's Cup
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| is a few theories out there.
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| | for the first time in twenty-eight
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| The first theory says that fisherman on
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| | years.1995 - Ben Crenshaw won his second
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| their way back from their boats would
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| | Master's. Tiger Woods wins second
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| pick up a piece of driftwood and whack a
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| | straight U.S. Amateur. The Golf Channel
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| pebble to see how far it would go. They
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| | makes its debut in television.1997 -
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| would do this repeatedly until they
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| | Tiger Woods in his first year
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| reached the river.
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| | Championship had a 12 stroke win at the
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| Golf is thought to have been played in
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| | Masters. Jack Nicklaus tees off at the
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| Kirk Session (Church Court). The only
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| | US Open for his 150th consecutive major
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| evidence of it is found in the sixteenth
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| | championship appearance.1999 - Aree
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| and seventeenth centuries.
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| | Wongluekert (now known as Aree Song) wins
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| Golf is still a very popular game today.
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| | the Girls Junior Amateur. At 13 she is
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| A time line is presented below that will
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| | the youngest winner of the USGA
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| provide you with a general idea of the
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| | Championship.
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