Golf Essay

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What is so hard about golf? Some people think golf is just hitting a ball to hole. But little do they know it is a lot more complicated than that. The golfer needs to know how hit the ball with the right amount of power loft and the appropriate club.
The game today that we know as golf originated in the country Scotland and has been played for many hundreds of years(“History” para. 6).Historians have actually traced the game back the a game the Romans called Paginica where players struck a wool or feather stuffed ball(Goodner para. 3). Before golf was actually a real sport it had many names one of those names where gowf(“History” para. 4). Some other names of golf were, Chole, Kolven, Golfe, Golve, but golf finally decided to settle on golf(“History” para.1). During the early years of golf, players would hit a feather stuffed leather ball with a wooden stick(“The Early” para. 2).In golf a player has to strike a ball from a tee to the designated area or the hole in a certain amount of strokes and with a variety of clubs or he will lose(Goodner para. 1).Also the player who gets his or her ball in the hole in the least amount of strokes wins(Goodner para. 1). For a while golf balls were made from wooden balls before they had feather stuffed balls(Goodner para. 30). Surprisingly, some matches even extended from one village to the next(“History” para. 2). The game of golf in 1848 to 1852 had many great events and that caused the game to go from parochial to global(“History” para. 10). Some of the early styles of golf was in the Netherlands and then in Scotland(Goodner para. 1).Even most of the beginners know that golf originated in Scotland to an extent(“The Early” para. 2). Because golf went global, it does not mean places like...

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...of golf in 1843 which lasted 20 rounds, the players are Allan Robertson(Winner), and Willie Dunn(“History: para. 8). The winner of the epic 20 round matches family Or Allan Robertsons family can be traced back to Thomas Buddo a ball maker in St. Andrews(“History” para. 9). The British born pro Jim burnes and Jock Hutchinson played at St. Andrews and both played the last match of the inaugural PGA Championship”(“The PGA” para. 6). Barnes won the last match of the inaugural PGA Championship(“The PGA” para. 6). Barnes was again the winner of the PGA Championship in 1919(“The PGA” para. 7).
Golf has been around for many years and has gone through many names and rough times but it has come out with one name and one amazing game that will be around for many years and will gain many players that will play or the rest of their life for fun or for competition.

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