1. Scottish people invented golf in 1457. (source)
2. The longest drive ever recorded is 515 yards. (source)
3. The first 18-hole golf course in the United States was constructed on a sheep farm in Downer's Grove, Illinois in 1892. (source)
4. Golf was banned in Scotland three times between 1457 and 1744 because the government believed it interfered with military training. (source)
5. A golf hole that bends to the left or right is known as a "dogleg". (source)
6. There are over 16,000 golf courses in the United States. (source)
7. Golf players are allowed a maximum of 14 clubs in their bags during a round. (source)
8. During the early days of golf, golf balls were made out of leather that was wrapped in feathers. (source)
9. The term "birdie" came from an American golfer named Ab Smith back in 1899, when he hit what he called "a bird of a shot". (source)
10. On February 6, 1971, astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. played golf on the moon - performing a one-handed swing sending a golf ball flying through the moon's low-gravity atmosphere. (source)
2. The longest drive ever recorded is 515 yards. (source)
3. The first 18-hole golf course in the United States was constructed on a sheep farm in Downer's Grove, Illinois in 1892. (source)
5. A golf hole that bends to the left or right is known as a "dogleg". (source)
6. There are over 16,000 golf courses in the United States. (source)
8. During the early days of golf, golf balls were made out of leather that was wrapped in feathers. (source)
9. The term "birdie" came from an American golfer named Ab Smith back in 1899, when he hit what he called "a bird of a shot". (source)
10. On February 6, 1971, astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. played golf on the moon - performing a one-handed swing sending a golf ball flying through the moon's low-gravity atmosphere. (source)
