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How old is the game of golf?

Asked by Teamroper55 (2points) February 28th, 2008 from iPhone

Age of golf.

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most people agree it originated from Scotland in the 1100’s.

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most of the modern rules of golf are from late 1800’s

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One little know fact is that when the word ‘golf’ actually entered into the English language, the letters stood for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden, seeing as it was created to be a men’s only sport.

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