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Golf – Its History and My Funny Golfing Art prints

By: Paul hussey

About the Author

My family tree has been traced back to the early Kings of England from the 7th Century AD. I am also a direct descendent of Sir Christopher Wren which has given me an interest in English History which is great fun to research.

I have recently decided to write articles on my favourite subjects: English Sports, English History, English Icons, English Discoveries and English Inventions. At present I have written over 100 articles which I call “An Englishman’s Favourite Bits Of England” in various Volumes. Please visit my fun Blogs page http://Bloggs.Resourcez.Com where I have listed all my fun articles to date.

Copyright © 2010 Paul Hussey. All Rights Reserved.

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One of Britain’s favorite Sports is Golf which It is believed a form of ball and club sport called ‘Paganica’ was first played in Londinium ( London, England ) by the Romans in 150 AD. Whilst the argument continues on who first invented the sport of Golf, the one certain fact concerning the origins of golf, is that modern golf rules were first played in Scotland in the form we know of today. It would appear that in around 1353, golfers adopted the principle of allowing each team to hit a second uninterrupted shot. Previously, teams of players would alternate hitting a ball back and forth across the links in Fife.

The history of golf shows that golf also rapidly acquired such a popularity, that it eclipsed the sport of archery. Archery was so vital to Scotland’s national defence, that the playing of golf in Scotland was made a criminal offence punishable by hanging. The modern game of golf we understand today is generally considered to be a Scottish Invention, as the game was mentioned in two 15th-century Acts of the Scottish Parliament, prohibiting the playing of the game of gowf because it was taking time from archery practice, which was necessary for national defense.

The modern game of golf originated and developed in Scotland: the first permanent golf course originated in Scotland, as well as membership in the first golf clubs. The very first written rules originated there, as did the establishment of the 18-hole course. The first formalized tournament structures developed and competitions were held between various Scottish cities. Before long, the modern game of golf had spread from Scotland to England and from there to the rest of the world. The oldest playing golf course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh Links. Evidence has shown that golf was played on Musselburgh Links in 1672, although Mary, Queen of Scots reputedly played there in 1567.

In 1603 James VI of Scotland suceeded to the throne of England. He and his courtiers played golf at Blackheath, London, from which the Royal Blackheath Golf Club traces its origins. There is evidence that Scottish soldiers, expatriates and emigrants took the game to British colonies and elsewhere during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Royal Calcutta Golf Club and the club at Pau in south western France are notable reminders of these excursions and are the oldest golf clubs ouside the British Isles and the oldest in continental Europe respectively. However, it was not until the late 19th century that Golf became more widely popular outside of its Scottish home.

By the 1860s there were regular services from London to Edinburgh. The royal enthusiam for Scotland, the much improved transport links and the writings of Sir Walter Scott caused a boom for tourism in Scotland and a wider interest in Scottish history and culture outside of the country. This period also co-incided with the development of the Gutty; a golf ball made of Gutta Percha which was cheaper to mass produce, more durable and more consistent in quality and performance than the feather filled leather balls used previously. Golf began to spread across the rest of the British Isles. In 1864 the golf course at the resort of Westward Ho! became the first new course in England since Blackheath. In 1880 England had 12 courses, rising to 50 in 1887 and over 1000 by 1914. The game in England had progressed sufficiently by 1890 to produce its first Open Championship, John Ball. The game also started to spread further across the British Commonwealth and at British Tourist destinations.

By the 1880s golf clubs had been established in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Singapore followed in 1891. Courses were also established in several continental european resorts for the benefit of British visitors.

The word golf was first mentioned in writing in 1457 on a Scottish Parliamentary Statute on forbidden games as gouf, possibly derived from the Scots word goulf (variously spelled) meaning “to strike or cuff”. This word may, in turn, be derived the Dutch word Kolf, meaning “bat,” or “club,” and the Dutch sport of the same name.

Timeline on the history of golf from 150 AD to 1900 AD:

150 AD ball and club sport called ‘Paganica’ was first played in Londinium ( London, England ) by the Romans.

1354 – The first recorded reference to “chole”, the probable antecedent of golf. It is a derivative of hockey played in Flanders.

1421 – A Scottish regiment aiding the French against the English at the Siege of Bauge is introduced to the game of chole. Hugh Kennedy, Robert Stewart and John Smale, three of the identified players, are credited with introducing the game in Scotland.

1457 – Golf, along with football, is banned by the Scots Parliament of James II to preserve the skills of Archery by prohibiting gowf on Sundays because it has interfered with military training for the wars against the English.

1470 – The ban on golf is reaffirmed by the Parliament of James III.

1491 – The golf ban is affirmed again by Parliament, this time under James IV.

1502 – With the signing of the Treaty of Glasgow between England and Scotland, the ban on golf is lifted.

James IV makes the first recorded purchase of golf equipment, a set of golf clubs from a bow-maker in Perth.

1513 – Queen Catherine, queen consort of England, in a letter to Cardinal Wolsey, refers to the growing popularity of golf in England.

1527 – The first commoner recorded as a golfer is Sir Robert Maule, described as playing on Barry Links, Angus (near the modern-day town of Carnoustie).

1552 – The first recorded evidence of golf at St. Andrews, Fife.

1553 – The Archbishop of St Andrews issues a decree giving the local populace the right to play golf on the links at St. Andrews.

1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, seen playing golf shortly after the death of her husband Lord Darnley, is the first known female golfer.

1589 – Golf is banned in the Blackfriars Yard, Glasgow. This is the earliest reference to golf in the west of Scotland.

1592 – The Royal Burgh of Edinburgh bans golfing at Leith on Sunday “in tyme of sermonis.” (Eng: sermons)

1618 – Invention of the featherie ball.

King James VI of Scotland and I of England confirms the right of the populace to play golf on Sundays.

1621 – First recorded reference to golf on the links of Dornoch (later Royal Dornoch), in the far north of Scotland.

1641 – Charles I is playing golf at Leith when he learns of the Irish rebellion, marking the beginning of the English Civil War. He finishes his round.

1642 – John Dickson receives a licence as ball-maker for Aberdeen.

1659 – Golf is banned from the streets of Albany, New York-the first reference to golf in America.

1682 – In the first recorded international golf match, the Duke of York and John Paterstone of Scotland defeat two English noblemen in a match played on the links of Leith.

Andrew Dickson, carrying clubs for the Duke of York, is the first recorded caddy.

1687 – A book by Thomas Kincaid, Thoughts on Golve, contains the first references on how golf clubs are made.

1721 – Earliest reference to golf at Glasgow Green, the first course played in the west of Scotland.

1724 – “A solemn match of golf” between Alexander Elphinstone and Captain John Porteous becomes the first match reported in a newspaper. Elphinstone fights and wins a duel on the same ground in 1729.

1735 – The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is formed.[1]

1743 – Thomas Mathison’s epic The Goff is the first literary effort devoted to golf.

1744 – The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is formed, playing at Leith links. It is the first golf club.

The Royal Burgh of Edinburgh pays for a Silver Cup to be awarded to the annual champion in an open competition played at Leith. John Rattray is the first champion.

1754 – Golfers at St. Andrews purchase a Silver Cup for an open championship played on the Old Course. Bailie William Landale is the first champion.

The first codified Rules of Golf published by the St. Andrews Golfers (later the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews).

1759 – Earliest reference to stroke play, at St. Andrews. Previously, all play was match.

1761 – The Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society of Edinburgh is formed.[2]

1764 – The competition for the Silver Club at Leith is restricted to members of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.

The first four holes at St. Andrews are combined into two, reducing the round from twenty-two holes (11 out and in) to 18 (nine out and in). St. Andrews is the first 18-hole golf course, and sets the standard for future courses.

1766 – The Blackheath Club in London becomes the first golf club formed outside of Scotland.

1767 – The score of 94 returned by James Durham at St. Andrews in the Silver Cup competition sets a record unbroken for 86 years.

1768 – The Golf House at Leith is erected. It is the first golf clubhouse.

1773 – Competition at St. Andrews is restricted to members of the Leith and St. Andrews societies.

1774 – Thomas McMillan offers a Silver Cup for competition at Musselburgh, East Lothian. He wins the first championship.

The first part-time golf course professional (at the time also the greenkeeper) is hired, by the Edinburgh Burgess Society.

1780 – The Society of Golfers at Aberdeen (later the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club) is formed.

1783 – A Silver Club is offered for competition at Glasgow.

1786 – The South Carolina Golf Club is formed in Charleston, the first golf club outside of the United Kingdom.

The Crail Golfing Society is formed.

1788 – The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers requires members to wear club uniform when playing on the links.

1797 – The Burntisland Golf Club is formed.

The town of St. Andrews sells the land containing the Old Course (known then as Pilmor Links), to Thomas Erskine for 805 pounds. Erskine was required to preserve the course for golf.

1806 – The St. Andrews Club chooses to elect its captains rather than award captaincy to the winner of the Silver Cup. Thus begins the tradition of the Captain “playing himself into office,” by hitting a single shot before the start of the annual competition.

1810 – Earliest recorded reference to a women’s competition at Musselburgh.

1820 – The Bangalore Club is formed.

1824 – The Perth Golfing Society is formed, later Royal Perth (the first club so honored).

1826 – Hickory imported from America is used to make golf shafts.

1829 – The Dum Dum Golfing Club, later Calcutta Golf Club (and later still Royal Calcutta) is formed.

1832 – The North Berwick Club is founded, the first to include women in its activities, although they are not permitted to play in competitions.

1833 – King William IV confers the distinction of “Royal” on the Perth Golfing Society; as Royal Perth it is the first Club to hold the distinction.

The St. Andrews Golfers ban the stymie, but rescind the ban one year later.

1834 – William IV confers the title “Royal and Ancient” on the Golf Club at St. Andrews.

1836 – The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers abandons the deteriorating Leith Links, moving to Musselburgh.

The longest drive ever recorded with a feathery ball, 361 yards, is achieved by Samuel Messieux at Elysian Fields.

1842 – The Bombay Golfing Society (later Royal Bombay) is founded.

1844 – Blackheath follows Leith in expanding its course from five to seven holes. North Berwick also had seven holes at the time, although the trend toward a standard eighteen had begun.

1848 – Invention of the “guttie,” the gutta-percha ball. It flies farther than the feathery and is much less expensive. It contributes greatly to the expansion of the game.

The Bangalore golf club was formed in 1868 and not 1820 as stated in timeline.[

1851–1860

1851

The Prestwick Golf Club is founded.

1856

The Royal Curragh Golf Club is founded at Kildare, the first golf club in Ireland. Pau Golf Club is founded, the first on the Continent.

A rule change is enacted that, in match play, the ball must be played as it lies or the hole be conceded. It is the last recorded toughening of the rules structure.

1857

"The Golfer's Manual", by "A Keen Hand" (H. B. Farnie), is published. It is the first book on golf instruction.

The Prestwick Club institutes the first Championship Meeting, a foursomes competition at St. Andrews attended by eleven golf clubs. George Glennie and J.C. Stewart win for Blackheath.

1858

The format of the Championship Meeting is changed to individual match play and is won by Robert Chambers of Bruntsfield.

Allan Robertson becomes the first golfer to break 80 at the Old Course, recording a 79.

The King James VI Golf Club is founded in Perth, Scotland.

1859

The first Amateur Championship is won by George Condie of Perth.

Death of Allan Robertson, the first great professional golfer.

[edit] 1860–1870

1860

The Prestwick Club institutes a Professional Championship played at Prestwick; the first Championship Belt is won by Willie Park, Snr.

1861

The Professionals Championship is opened to amateurs, and the The Open Championship is born. The first competition is won by Old Tom Morris.

1864

The North Devon Golf Club is founded at Westward Ho!

1867

The Ladies’ Golf Club at St. Andrews is founded, the first golf club for women.

1869

The Liverpool Golf Club is founded at Hoylake, later Royal Liverpool.

Young Tom Morris, age 17, wins the first of four successive Open Championships. His streak would include an 11-stroke victory in 1869 and a 12-stroke victory in 1870 (in a 36-hole format). His 149 in the 1870 Open over 36 holes is a stroke average that would not be equalled until the invention of the rubber-cored ball.

[edit] 1870–1880

1870

Young Tom Morris wins his third consecutive Open Championship, thus winning permanent possession of the Belt.

The Royal Adelaide Golf Club is founded, the first golf club in Australia.

1871

The Otago Golf Club is formed, the first club in New Zealand.

1872

The Open Championship is reinstituted when Prestwick, St. Andrews and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers offer a new trophy, with the Open Championship to be hosted in rotation by the three clubs.

Young Tom Morris wins his fourth consecutive Open Championship.

1873

The Christchurch Golf Club is formed, the second club in New Zealand.

The Royal Montreal Golf Club is formed, the first club in Canada.

The Open Championship is held for the first time at the Old Course.

1875

The Oxford and Cambridge University Golf Clubs are founded.

Young Tom Morris dies at age 24. He did not emotionally recover from the death of both his wife and their daughter in childbirth earlier that year.

Vesper Country Club is formed in Tyngsboro, MA.

1878

The first University Match is played at Wimbledon, won by Oxford.

[edit] 1880–1890

1881

Royal Belfast is founded.

The use of moulds is instituted to dimple the gutta-percha ball. Golfers had long noticed that the guttie worked in the air much better after it had been hit several times and scuffed up.

1883

Bob Ferguson of Musselburgh, losing The Open in extra holes, comes one victory shy of equalling Young Tom Morris’ record of four consecutive titles. Ferguson ends up later in life penniless, working out of the Musselburgh caddy-shack.

1884

The Oakhurst Golf Club is founded at White Sulphur Springs. The first hole at The Homestead survives from this course and is the oldest surviving golf hole in America.

1885

The Amateur Championship is first played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.

The Royal Cape Golf Club is founded at Wynberg, South Africa, the first club in Africa.

1886

A.J. Balfour is appointed Chief Secretary (Cabinet Minister) for Ireland; his rise to political and social prominence has an incalculable effect on the popularity of golf, as he is an indefatigable player and catalyzes great interest in the game through his writing and public speaking.

1887

“The Art of Golf” by Sir Walter Simpson is published.

1887

The Foxburg Country Club is founded in Foxburg, Pennsylvania, the oldest golf course in the United States in continuous use in one place.

1888 Kebo Valley Golf Club is the 8th oldest Golf course in the US.

1888

The St. Andrew’s Golf Club is founded in Yonkers, New York, the oldest surviving golf club in America.

[edit] 1890–1900

1890

John Ball, an English amateur, becomes the first non-Scotsman and first amateur to win The Open Championship.

Bogey is invented by Hugh Rotherham, as the score of the hypothetical golfer playing perfect golf at every hole. Rotherham calls this a “Ground Score,” but Dr. Thomas Brown, honorary Secretary of the Great Yarmouth Club, christens this hypothetical man a “Bogey Man,” after a popular song of the day, and christens his score a “Bogey.” With the invention of the rubber-cored ball golfers are able to reach the greens in fewer strokes, and so bogey has come to represent one over the par score for the hole.

1891

The Golfing Union of Ireland is founded on 12 October 1891 and is the oldest Golfing Union in the world.

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is founded on Long Island.

Warkworth Golf Club is founded in Northumberland, designed by Old Tom Morris

1892

Palmetto Golf Club established in Aiken, South Carolina.

Glen Arven Country Club golf course established in Thomasville, Georgia USA; the oldest course still in use in Georgia.

Gate money is charged for the first time, at a match between Douglas Rollard and Jack White at Cambridge. The practice of paying for matches through private betting, rather than gate receipts and sponsorships, survives well into the 20th Century as a “Calcutta,” but increasingly gate receipts are the source of legitimate prize purses.

The Amateur Golf Championship of India and the East is instituted, the first international championship event.

1893

The Ladies’ Golf Union of Great Britain and Ireland is founded and the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship won by Lady Margaret Scott at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

The Irish Ladies’ Golf Union is founded and is the oldest Ladies Golf Union in the world.

The Chicago Golf Club opens the United States’ first 18-hole golf course on the site of the present-day Downers Grove Golf Course. The Chicago Golf Club moved to its current location in 1895.

Victoria Golf Club is formed and remains the oldest course west of the Mississippi on its original site.

The Segregansett Country Club opens in Taunton, Massachusetts. This course is still in operation.

1894

The Open is played on an English course for the first time and is won for the first time by an Englishman, J.H. Taylor. Taylor, along with Harry Vardon and James Braid (together known as the Great Triumvirate) would dominate the Open Championship for the next two decades.

The United States Golf Association is founded as the Amateur Golf Association of the United States. Charter members are the Chicago Golf Club, The Country Club, Newport Country Club, St. Andrew’s Golf Club, and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

Tacoma Golf Club is founded, the first golf club on the US Pacific Coast.

1895

The U.S. Amateur Championship is instituted, with Charles B. Macdonald winning the inaugural event. The first United States Open is held the following day, with Horace Rawlins winning.

July 6, 1895 – Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course opens – the first public golf course in America.

The pool cue is banned as a putter by the USGA.

The U.S. Women’s Amateur is instituted. Mrs. Charles S. Brown (née Lucy N. Barnes)[1] is the first winner.

1896

Harry Vardon wins his first British Open.

1897

The first NCAA Championship is held. Louis Bayard, Jr. is the winner.

“Golf”, America’s first golfing magazine, is published for the first time.

1898

The term “birdie” is coined at Atlantic C.C. from “a bird of a hole.”

Freddie Tait, betting he could reach the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club clubhouse from the clubhouse at Royal St George’s Golf Club – a three mile distance – in forty shots or less, puts his 32nd stroke through a window at the Cinque Ports club.

The Haskell ball is designed and patented by Coburn Haskell. It is the first rubber-cored ball.

Church Stretton Golf Club is founded, the oldest 18-hole course in Shropshire and one of the highest courses in England and the United Kingdom.

1899

The Western Open is first played at Glenview G.C., the first tournament in what would evolve into the PGA Tour.

1900

Walter Travis wins the first of his three U.S. Amateur Championships. Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open, the first golfer to win both the British and U.S. Opens.

Golf is placed on the Olympic calendar for the 2nd Games at Paris.

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The Chinese call Britain ‘The Island of Hero’s’ which I think sums up what we British are all about. We British are inquisitive and competitive and are always looking over the horizon to the next adventure and discovery.

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Golf Holidays

By: golfblogger

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If you do decide to book golf travel, Golfblogger.co.uk is always, as part of our online golf networking, looking for feedback as to what you thought of the golf course, facilities and service, so please stay in touch.

 

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In terms of popularity, there has been a major change in direction when it has come to booking golf holidays, with golfers who are making online golf travel reservations, having a much wider choice.

 

In the days of old, golfers normally booked a golf holiday package for groups of eight or more to go to warmer climates as the stereotype golf trip. Often this golf package was booked for large parties from the local golf club, who were often accompanied by their local PGA Club Professional. Another popular golf travel selection at that time was for the PGA Professional Golfer to accompany three others golfers to an overseas Pro Am in places such as the Costa del Sol, Spain and Algarve, which were the most popular golfing destinations of that era. At that time, online golf travel bookings were not fully explored and most of these golf trips were arranged on an oral basis by way of telephone conversation with the local travel agent or via the PGA Golf Professional.

 

At that time, families who were looking to go on a golf trip were often left with the option of either going for a 7 night golf break or the standard 14 night package holiday, which sometimes required golf tee times to be booked separately as part of the golf travel arrangements or when the families arrived at their golf destination.

 

As things evolved, there was a move towards Golf Breaks where golfers could book their golf travel for one night, a golfing weekend, and right up to 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 night golfing breaks. As part of this golfing trend, there was the introduction of self catering golf breaks which combined staying in the likes of an apartment, whereby the golfing package included rounds of golf at nearby golf courses.

 

Luxury Golf Holidays have always been an option if money was no object and there was for many the introduction of long haul golf packages to golfing destinations such as South Carolina and Florida. Also, exotic golfing destinations such as Mauritius, South Africa, Thailand, Dubai and the Bahamas, started to become more popular at far greater expense.  To make this type of golf travel sound very romantic, luxurious and exotic, these golf trips tended to be known by the terms of Golf Getaway or Golf Escape, which tended to suggest peace and tranquillity, perhaps away from the rigours, stress and strain of modern day business life.

 

In terms of tranquil luxury golf breaks, there has been the introduction of global golf & spa breaks and there are far more golf resorts. This golf travel option is very popular with couples, whereby one golfer is perhaps wishing to play the best golf courses while their partners chill out at the pool or indulge themselves with the aid of 5 star health and leisure facilities.  As part of this trend, this has taken another quantum leap forward with a number of golfing resorts being designed on a Beach Golf Break strategic basis.

 

Other golfing destinations such as France and the Republic of Ireland started to become more popular with UK golfers, who also wanted to play the best golf courses in Scotland (the Home of Golf), England, Northern Ireland and Wales.  Such is the popularity with Golf in Ireland, approximately 100,000 golfers each year make their way over from England to play golf in the Emerald Isle.

 

Nowadays, on the GolfBreaks.com market, Your Golf Travel has become so much easier to make online golf travel arrangements and we are spoiled for choice. We can all pick up online golf bargains from as little as £36 for an overnight luxury golf break at 4 star golf accommodation from YourGolfTravel.com, Europe’s Number 1 Golf Travel Company. These cheap golf breaks are at quality hotels such as the McDonald Golf Hotels brand, which is renowned for first class golfing accommodation.

 

If you are looking for winter sun golf holidays that are not long haul, new golfing destinations such as Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Cyprus have started to emerge. In terms of long haul, places such as Australia, Caribbean, the Far East, and New Zealand have become far more appealing to the masses. These cheap luxury golf breaks can be booked relatively easy by way of the worldwide web.

 

If you are looking to Play Golf in Turkey, the Antalya and Belek region has many 5 star Golf Hotels on offer from prices ranging from £400 for a 7 night golf break. The Aphrodite Hills Resort in Paphos, Cyprus is another high quality golf destination which is available at very affordable prices.  Another golf destination which is worthy of a visit is the J.W Marriott Hotel, Cairo, with championship golf course, which shall host the European Tour Egyptian Open 2010.

 

I earlier mentioned the introduction of Beach Golf Holidays, and nowadays golf travel companies are delivering far more interesting golf trips. These golf travel arrangements for example, include Golf & Racing Breaks and Golf & Whisky Golf Breaks, which encompasses visits to the nearest golf racing day or a visit to the local whisky distillery as opposed to the more traditional Play and Stay Golf Break. Another popular option within the business community is Golf and Conference Breaks.

 

Just when I thought that these golf travel arrangements seemed to have covered every golfing angle, there has now been the introduction of Half Board Golf Breaks and All-Inclusive Golf Breaks. More recently, Golf Cruise Holidays through the likes of Fred Olsen are a golf travel arrangements option, with the Canary Golf Cruise, Caribbean & Cuba Golf Cruise and Western Med Golf Cruise being three of their most popular golf travel choices.

 

Golf beginners may find that going to a Golf School or Resort, with nine holes golf facilities or a Golf Academy with PGA Teaching Professionals, as a better option when learning how to play the game of golf.  Whatever level of golf you are at, the golf travel companies seem to have it covered and prices are considerably lower, delivering far better quality of accommodation and value for money. This is perhaps as a result of the introduction of new golfing destinations which are competing with one another.

 

Getting away for some golf in the sun or flying off to new golfing locations may not appeal to the golf traditionalist amongst us, who may wish to play in a Pro Am, Golf Days or a Golf Week, which often includes golf coaching from qualified PGA Professionals.  Golf Championship packages to cover the likes of the British Open Golf Championship are often popular with such golf fanatics who may wish to see the world’s top golf stars in stroke-play competitive action or at match-play golf events such as the Ryder Cup.

 

Some of us may have a ‘Wish list’ of some of the best golf courses we want to play. These are often links golf courses as opposed to inland or heath land golf course, which may have a long golfing history attached to them. A vast majority of these golfing destinations have moved with the times and you can book your golf travel or tee times online. Online Golf Destinations for the traditionalist include St Andrews, Troon Golf, Turnberry Resort, Ballybunion, Royal County Down, Royal Lytham & St Annes, Carnoustie, Pebble Beach, Cyprus Point, Muirfield &c., which can be booked either individually or collectively, up to and including a Golf Tour basis.

 

Some of the most popular golf tours with travellers visiting the Home of Golf are Fife, Ayrshire, and Edinburgh & Lothians, which include British Open Golf Championship venues. The Golf Tour concept has not only become very popular in Ireland, England and Wales but on a golf world basis.  To the extent that this has been expanded to be far more exclusive, with the better known golf brands and golfing destinations introducing the likes of the Robert Trent Jones (RTJ) Golf Trail in Alabama, Nicklaus Golf Trail, Louisiana’s Audubon Golf Trail, Waccamaw Golf Trail in Myrtle Beach, Orlando Golf Trail, Murcia Golf Trail, New York Golf Trail, East Lothian Golf Trail, Maine Golf Trail, Tennessee Golf Trail, Idaho Golf Trail, Red Rock Golf Trail, Niagara Golf Trail, Austin Golf Trail and Brunswick Isles Golf Trail, to name but a few.

 

Whatever Your Golf Travel requirements, we are all nowadays spoiled for choice and golf travel companies cater for every standard of play, budget, location and golf trip duration. If you are booking golf travel, it is essential you make such golfing arrangements through a well known, reliable and trustworthy golf resource. This is perhaps best done by way of credit card if this provides travel insurance.

 

 

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Knetgolf.com is the world’s largest internet retailer of premium used and recycled golf balls, carrying over 200 different types of balls. But how did these balls come to be? What is their history?

The common golf ball has undergone many upgrades and enhancements throughout its long life. With the first recognizable form of the game of golf being played in Scotland in the early 1400′s, the golf ball has had nearly 600 years to evolve.

The evolution of the golf ball highlights the major changes in the game of golf and depicts important golf landmarks during the long evolution of the game. The development of the golf club, the golf course, and the rules of the game were affected by the evolution of the golf ball itself. The balance (and debate) between technology and tradition is as old as the game of golf itself. One can even argue that when it comes to golf, yesterday’s technologies are today’s traditions.

Today, 50 million golfers worldwide play 900 million rounds on some 25,000 golf courses each and every year. Clearly, the game of golf has become incredibly popular, and the resulting industry is big business.

Four Stages in the Evolution of the Golf Ball

Although it is likely that the very first golf balls were nothing more than round rocks or pebbles, there are four distinctly recognizable stages in the evolution of the golf ball:
 
 
Wooden Golf Balls

There is no question that the first games of golf, as we know it today, were played using wooden golf balls. Wooden golf balls were the first man made golf balls, and although information is scant, it would be a pretty safe bet to assume that a wooden golf ball had some rather interesting playing characteristics.
 
 
Harboring their roots in the early 1400′s on the Eastern Coast of Scotland, these original wooden golf balls were inefficient at best and likely made of hardwoods such as Beech or Boxroot. Wooden clubs were the golf club of choice, which in conjunction with the wood balls would have made your friendly game of golf a rather jarring experience.

Wooden golf balls were used up until the seventeenth century, when the feathery ball was invented.
 
 
Feathery Golf Balls (Feather Stuffed Leather Covered Golf Balls)

The first “real” golf ball was known as a “feathery”golf ball. Basically, the feathery was a leather sack filled with boiled goose feathers, then stitched up and painted. Feathery golf balls were expensive to make easily damaged and only the privileged few could afford to use them.
 
 
Although the era of the feathery golf ball may have started in the early 1400′s and run until the late 1840′s, it is believed that it was in 1618 that a new type of golf ball was created by handcrafting a cowhide sphere stuffed with goose feathers. The feathery golf balls were manufactured while the leather and feathers were still wet, and as the leather shrunk while drying, the feathers expanded to create a hardened, compact ball. The Feathery was then painted and sold, often for more than the price of a golf club.

The time-consuming processes involved in creating a Feathery golf ball ensured that the price was out of reach of the masses. Though expensive, this type of ball had great flight characteristics and made the wooden ball virtually obsolete. For some three centuries the Feathery was the standard, only to be replaced with the advent of the Gutta Percha ball.

Amazing longevity when you consider that:

It took a bucket of boiled goose feathers to make a single Feathery golf ball.
A skilled Feathery golf ball maker could only produce about four of them in a day.
It was virtually impossible to make a truly round Feathery golf ball.
A player may have gotten as few as 2 rounds out of a Feathery golf ball.
If gotten wet, the Feathery golf ball would come apart.
It’s hard to imagine being able to keep any type of golf ball dry during a round of golf on the Scottish links.
 
 
Gutty Golf Balls

It wasn’t until 1848 that Rev. Dr. Robert Adams began creating golf balls out of Gutta Percha “Gutty”. The Gutty golf ball was created from the dried sap of the Sapodilla tree. It had a rubber-like feel and was formed into ball shapes by heating it up and shaping it while hot.
 
 
The arrival of the gutta percha ball or “gutty”, as it was called, revolutionized the game of golf and allowed its spread to the masses. The gutty period lasted from 1848 until the late 1890′s. A mere blink of an eye when compared to the feathery, but the Gutty had a much greater impact on the game of golf, due to its affordability, playability and durability.

The first Gutty golf balls were hand made, formed smooth and wore three coats of paint. But then it was discovered that brand new guttys had more of a tendency to duck than those gutties scuffed up from play. Hence the practice of nicking the balls with a hammer. That’s right, almost by accident, it was discovered that golf balls with improperly smoothed surfaces often flew straighter and further than their smooth counterpart.

Thus the “Hand Hammered Gutta Ball” was formed. These golf balls were hammered with a consistent pattern throughout with a sharp edged hammer. Dimples were incorporated into the iron molds that followed. Less paint was also discovered to be beneficial, and paint application was reduced from three to two coats.

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Handmade Gutty Balls soon gave way to metal presses which in turn made golf affordable for the lower income golfer. Golf truly became the sport for the masses. “The Bramble” design, with its minute bulges resembling a Brambleberry, became the most popular design of the Gutta Percha era golf ball. The Brambleberry pattern was even carried over into a few brands of the more recent rubber core golf balls.
 
 Rubber Core Golf Balls

The advent of the rubber core golf ball changed the face of the game of golf as we knew it. This new design was invented in 1898 by Coburn Haskell in association with the BF Goodrich Company. This new and unique golf ball construction and design featured a solid rubber core, high tension rubber thread wrapped around the core, and a Gutta Percha cover.
 
 
The more modern rubber core golf ball replaced the gutty in 1899. However, the rubber core golf ball of the day did not meet with immediate success. Golfers complained that while the rubber cored golf balls were longer off of the tee they were far too lively on and around the greens. Once Walter Travis won the U.S. amateur golf championship while playing with one, the gutty ball soon became obsolete.

This new breed of golf ball also featured a much larger variety of outer designs for improved airflow. The mesh, reverse mesh and Bramble designs gave way to the dimple pattern first used in 1908.

Exhaustive golf ball design testing has been done with a multitude of different cores. At one point, a small sac of water was substituted for the rubber core. Steal, lead and glycerin were tried to no avail. Eventually, most golf ball manufacturers settled on one form of rubber or another. The composition of the rubber used is a closely guarded trade secret. Rubber thread was wound around the rubber core, as tightly as possible and a cover of Balata was applied.

Continued Evolution of Golf Ball Design

Today, two piece solid Syrlin covered balls are more popular with amateur golfers, as they tend to be more durable than Balata. Syrilin golf balls are longer and straighter as well. Many pros however, are still devoted to the soft and lively Balata balls, since they can get the distance needed and prefer the added spin for control.

Currently golf ball technology has reached new levels of design. Still closely guarded, top golf ball manufacturers such as Callaway, Titleist, Pinnacle, Nike and others compete within a multi million dollar year industry for their due market share.

There is no question that the application of hi-tech science and technology has lead to the high-performance golf ball and the game of golf we play today.

Golf Ball Design and the USGA
The business of golf balls is not open ended, the characteristics of golf balls are strictly governed by rules. These rules determine such things as:

Golf ball weight
Golf ball size
Maximum initial velocity
Spherical integrity and symmetry
Combined carry and roll of the ball

These and other characteristics make up the framework that today’s golf ball manufacturer’s work within as they vie technologically with each other. The expression “a golf ball is a golf ball is a golf ball”, simply does not apply. What appears to be just a small round object is in fact the product of many current leading-edge technologies.
 

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When we are in the 0.2 ~ 0.3 seconds to 196g ball head acceleration to 160 km / h and the resulting 4 horsepower strength, players should not only his body strength, but also need a very efficient use of the composition of the body limbs and joints the role of the mechanical lever system.    In order to achieve high precision, we need simple, so the key swing is one – as much as possible to participate in the movement of human muscles can be coordinated with the perfect combination of club head, will form a perfect swing of Honma BERES MG802 Irons.

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In most of sports,the important factor that decide the perfformace is always the instinct or the feeling at that time, but golf is different, if you want to use your Honma BERES MG802 Irons  well, reason became the determining factor. Different from most sports, before you swing Honma BERES MG802 Irons  it require careful analysis and rational judgment and then make a choice for every players.instead of quick reation, you should combine common sense and their own capacity to make the most reasonable choice.

Let’s take beginner for example. When the beginner swing Honma BERES MG802 Irons .  They always exhaust themselves to play. What is the result? Generally speaking, either failing to touch the ball or the ball will roll a few yards away. It will make you upset when you a teenager playing farer and better than you.In fact, golf requires you understand it rationally and only from the rational knowledge of it, you can be possible to swing Honma BERES MG802 Irons well can you control it step by step.

Theoretically, the distance of ball hit is decided by the speed of club head. If you want to swing Honma BERES MG802 Irons  far enough, then the head speed is the most important. How to speed? I think you should try to turn up the body, rather than the whole body getting involved,rotation is based on an axis, which is our spine. Move around the body should less.,otherwise, it will not increase strength, but also reduce the rotation torque. This is why we often see the better someone plays, more stable when playing.

Running Honma BERES MG802 Irons head trajectory is determined by the player down swing plane and decide, and the ball’s speed by acting on its strength and players how to effectively use its decisions, and the top ball can reach the high Accuracy is because most of the time they are able to maintain swing direction of the error within ± 1 °. In this very narrow range of error within a shot, you can restrict the full swing Honma BERES MG802 Irons shots, the natural human error.

When we are in the 0.2 ~ 0.3 seconds to 196g ball head acceleration to 160 km / h and the resulting 4 horsepower strength, players should not only his body strength, but also need a very efficient use of the composition of the body limbs and joints the role of the mechanical lever system.    In order to achieve high precision, we need simple, so the key swing is one – as much as possible to participate in the movement of human muscles can be coordinated with the perfect combination of club head, will form a perfect swing of Honma BERES MG802 Irons.

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When we are in the 0.2 ~ 0.3 seconds to 196g ball head acceleration to 160 km / h and the resulting 4 horsepower strength, players should not only his body strength, but also need a very efficient use of the composition of the body limbs and joints the role of the mechanical lever system.    In order to achieve high precision, we need simple, so the key swing is one – as much as possible to participate in the movement of human muscles can be coordinated with the perfect combination of club head, will form a perfect swing of Honma BERES MG802 Irons.

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I decided to go to college to restore confidence in golf , machael was busy when I arrived at college, Choi began to coach taught from scratch of Titleist AP2 Iron Set , stance, feet shoulder width, chest abdomen stick up the butt end of two knees slightly bent. I think, the next I have to repeat the failure of prior experience on the pole, the next bar – in fact, was pulled down by Titleist AP2 Iron Set, and then the ball with the most non-standard position to fly, and then embarrassing pars. He demonstrated a moment on the pole but only half wave on the air and no rub to the pars . Arm and the Titleist AP2 Iron Set should be as seamless as the javelin, especially the wrist can not be bent. In the precess of se-mi swing, except the arms, other parts including head should remain unchanged with the leg movements may be a slight twist.

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I always think how can machael swing Titleist AP2 Iron Set. so well like a whirl with a sledge-hammer had nails hammered into the wall. It seems the Titleist AP2 Iron Set  is a long one arm on him, he just need to wave his arm and the ball will be hit to the exact location, which make me consider him as a professional palyer upon hearing the excting sound from collision between ball and sweet spot.

Last year I made a resolution that I would begin my golf life in a few days and also bought a Titleist AP2 Iron Set   with my friends, but because of this and that,there is no chance for me to begin until this month. During a business event in shanghai, one of my friend invite me to hit Titleist AP2 Iron Set.  but my self-confidence went completely, becauseinstead of controlling it, I was always controlled my Titleist AP2 Iron Set.  I am sure If you play long enough,i can reclaim the entire driving range it again.From then on, I admire the person who can hit the ball far very much,but every dead night, i always think by myself, it is a bad idea to be weakening about my poor skill in front of such a small ball.

I decided to go to college to restore confidence in golf , machael was busy when I arrived at college, Choi began to coach taught from scratch of Titleist AP2 Iron Set , stance, feet shoulder width, chest abdomen stick up the butt end of two knees slightly bent. I think, the next I have to repeat the failure of prior experience on the pole, the next bar – in fact, was pulled down by Titleist AP2 Iron Set, and then the ball with the most non-standard position to fly, and then embarrassing pars. He demonstrated a moment on the pole but only half wave on the air and no rub to the pars . Arm and the Titleist AP2 Iron Set should be as seamless as the javelin, especially the wrist can not be bent. In the precess of se-mi swing, except the arms, other parts including head should remain unchanged with the leg movements may be a slight twist.

Cui coach said to me, smiling,: “You are good, quite powerful, and with speed, the wrist is not loose.” Wrist It is not only it is not loose, is simply too nervous, because it is afraid to publicly thrown my Titleist AP2 Iron Set to the bar.

With the coach’s teachings, willing to swing emptly in the whole moring and began to hit the ball in the afrernoon. There is no unagreeable invoice any more when I hit Titleist AP2 Iron Set.

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I decided to go to college to restore confidence in golf , machael was busy when I arrived at college, Choi began to coach taught from scratch of Titleist AP2 Iron Set , stance, feet shoulder width, chest abdomen stick up the butt end of two knees slightly bent. I think, the next I have to repeat the failure of prior experience on the pole, the next bar – in fact, was pulled down by Titleist AP2 Iron Set, and then the ball with the most non-standard position to fly, and then embarrassing pars. He demonstrated a moment on the pole but only half wave on the air and no rub to the pars . Arm and the Titleist AP2 Iron Set should be as seamless as the javelin, especially the wrist can not be bent. In the precess of se-mi swing, except the arms, other parts including head should remain unchanged with the leg movements may be a slight twist.

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It is generally believed enough warm-up before playing Taylormade R7 Draw Iron Set can effectively reduce the chance of injury,and one search from Australia Deakin University in 2001 showed in their study of 1,040 players-45.7% of them do not have warm-up exercise completely, that means that 54.3% of the players have to warm-up exercise.They will kick off forcely when reach to the first hole,however, most of the warm-up but it was empty swing(TaylorMade R7 Limited Driver) two or three times; no player aerobic exercise, and only a few stretching moves. The results showed that only about 3% of the players do enough warm-up.

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I believe majority of golfers ,even some who have played for years will experiences the injury during playing and frequently injured body parts are the wrist, shoulders, knees, waist, etc. Some of them are more serious. I remember one friend of my father have played golf (TaylorMade R7 425 Driver),about 20 years, one month ago, he hitted the ball so thickly that the tendon within the left shoulder was badly injured during hitting TaylorMade R7 Limited Driver in the driving range.He did not know how to deal with it in pain and immediately ask my father for help.

In addition to this urgent call, there are a lot of similar calls and consultations received. I found this is a very common now as many of the injured golfers have no ideas how to deal with.Among them, the most frequently asked question is hot packs or cold compresses should be used after the injured joints and strained muscles? If you are not sure about this answer, please should read on .

For most weekend golfers, the most common sports injuries are usually sprains, injured phloem between bones and strain, injured tendon between the bone connected with the band.They are resullted from a severe injury such as sprained ankle, or as a long time repeated same action, ie tennis player.
If you get injured during golf (TaylorMade R7 Iron Set)game unfortunately, except remain calm and carry out some simple and effective self-treatment if possible,of course,if the injury is too serious he should immediately seek medical treatment. This not only greatly reduce the immediate pain, but also to stabilize the injury and speed up the recovery rate.

Rest
Avoid using the injured area, reducing the opportunity to increase the injury.

Ice
Put the small bag with ice in it on the wound. This approach can effectively reduce the degree of wound inflamed the situation. You can get the best treatment if you use the cold compresses more within 48 hours after injury.

Compression
Wrap the ice pack in the wound. Do not wrap too tight and hamper blood circulation. In 10-15 minutes, loosen the bandage and ice pack away. Six hours after the hour then ice pack in the wound for 15-20 minutes. When the wound also showed swelling, 3-4 times per day to apply cold.

Elevation
Elevating the wound to the heart can reduce blood flow to the wound.

Prevention is better than cure
It is generally believed enough warm-up before playing Taylormade R7 Draw Iron Set can effectively reduce the chance of injury,and one search from Australia Deakin University in 2001 showed in their study of 1,040 players-45.7% of them do not have warm-up exercise completely, that means that 54.3% of the players have to warm-up exercise.They will kick off forcely when reach to the first hole,however, most of the warm-up but it was empty swing(TaylorMade R7 Limited Driver) two or three times; no player aerobic exercise, and only a few stretching moves. The results showed that only about 3% of the players do enough warm-up.

Sufficient warm-up before playing should include 10-15 minutes of aerobic exercise to increase body temperature, stretching movements (such as hand-bowl, forearms, shoulders, waist, etc.), followed by a series of slow to fast from the command to defend the action. This can be said that golf (TaylorMade R7 Limited Driver)is an ideal warm-up will not only improve playing standards, but also to reduce the chances of getting hurt.

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It is generally believed enough warm-up before playing Taylormade R7 Draw Iron Set can effectively reduce the chance of injury,and one search from Australia Deakin University in 2001 showed in their study of 1,040 players-45.7% of them do not have warm-up exercise completely, that means that 54.3% of the players have to warm-up exercise.They will kick off forcely when reach to the first hole,however, most of the warm-up but it was empty swing(TaylorMade R7 Limited Driver) two or three times; no player aerobic exercise, and only a few stretching moves. The results showed that only about 3% of the players do enough warm-up.

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Design elements for Tour players like a thinner top line and narrower sole have been incorporated into these highly forgiving irons that can be played by a wide range of skill levels.

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Jul 17, 2010

Check putting problems with help of other clubs

At the same time,you can chek your putting path problem by it.If you have lost the confidence on putting, why not try this?It can find your putting problems very quickly, you can even use it as the priority to check.Pratice it every two weeks to avoid you become rusty in putting. You need not to go to the driving range to practice it, fit can work on the circlet in your house.

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Jul 02, 2010

To correct swing and form single swing plane

Whether professional or amateur golfers are easy to make such a mistake: the club head is too inwards when back swing. This inward position will normally result in the blck when back swing on the back of right(for right handed player), which will cause a lot of problems,among them, the most seriously is when hitting,our hands will do a compensatory turn,making our hitting sloppily, for when back swing and hit, it can not pass the right hip, you can easily get the hook or slice, beyond the predic

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Golf course equipmentl

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Golfl
Jul 01, 2010

Keep the distance between head and arm when back swing to the top

Ask your friend or some one else to check your posture when you swing to the top if the club are pointing to the target line. At this point, the disance shoud be close to the one between the dish and the head of a waitor when he is holding a tray of food dishes in a crowded restaurant.Similarly, the persons who can full swing to the top completely and can well control are someone can kick off farest distance and get more scores.

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Golf course equipmentl

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Jun 30, 2010

Rescue the ball in the long grass

Firstly you must measure the distance carefully, just as above mention, when the ball stopped on the grass, after hitting it will run longer, then we need to sweep out the ball, because of the large angle of irons, It can make the ball fly to the air. Then it is better to choose a slight short club.Although farther distance is our hope, the hard lie will weaken the swing accuracy, so we had better aim at the center of the green or fairway and do take the risk just want it is closer to the flag.

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Golf course equipmentl

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Golfl
Jun 30, 2010

To control the clubface and rotation

In this article you will learn even the actions of your hands are different, the movement of them as a whole is necessary.In this picture,I have hit the ball, but my hands are like two gears meshing together. How about your hands, will they skid when hitting Taylormade R9 TP irons? Or you just grip with one single hand at the end of swing? If so, that means your hands do not act together correctly.

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Golf course equipmentl

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Golfl
Jun 29, 2010

Better aiming

Perfect swing, stable hitting, having the ball fly far and straight is our goal, however, if the aiming direction is not correct, although you do these good enough, the ball will eventually further away from the target.Therefore, before swing Callaway Diablo Edge driver we need to consider how to aim at the target and it increase the chances of success,especially when we start the game on the tee, usually aim is a point about 300 yards far. How to hit good shots more accurately? Let’s try this f

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Golf course equipmentl

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Jun 29, 2010

Strike the ball to the green successfully

Whether a beginner or already on a certain level,they may not sure to stroke the ball to the green.it that often happen is the ball flies across the the green or roll over due to no force after cyclotron,we do not want to see any of them but always make this mistake again and again. It can be said that it is not very realistic to be able to change your skill level in short time, but we can seriously check seriously all kinds of situations that cause the over across in order to find better strate

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Jun 27, 2010

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