Golf is not only a Sport it is in fact a way of life. It is a game of manners and respect. Playing Golf on a warm summer day with your friends is like heaven. It is a game of versatility; you can play it alone or with your friends. It is a game where you can even compete with professionals thanks to the handicap system. Overall it is the greatest game on planet earth. But this game is also filled with some strange and astonishing facts and surprises, so here is a list of some amazing facts about this great game:
- You would be surprised to know that Golf as we know now was invented during the year 1457 in Scotland; the golf courses in South Florida came way later.
- The word “caddy” comes from the French word “cadet” which means youngest child. Now you know the French Golf connection.
- In 1957 Doug Ford predicted he would win the contest and he did, the amazing fact is that he also predicted his winning score of 282, Golf Nostradamus.
- Do you know that the Scottish government banned Golf three times after its invention as it believed it hindered with military training, how strange.
- Tiger Woods hit his first hole in one at an unbelievable age of 6, can you even imagine that at such a young age.
- Do you know on warmer days the golf ball travels farther, as the air is less dense so less velocity.
- An astonishing 80% of the golfers would not have a handicap under 18. The ones who have it are known as “Bogey Golfer”. Are you?
- In the year 1811 in Mussel burgh, Scotland was the first round of women Golf was played.
- Do you know Golf is one of the two sports to be played on the moon? Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. used a 6-iron to play golf on the moon, another reason to be a proud Golfer.
- The term “birdie” was coined by Ab Smith in 1899, exited on his performance he said “it was a bird of a shot”.
- Do you know the longest till date pro golf drive was contributed by Mike Austin in 1974 and it was an mammoth 470 meters. Challenge for you.
- Do you know 23% of the professional are female golfers? Hence breaks the myth about gentlemen only game.
- It’s a myth that Golf is not a calorie burning game; in-fact an 80 kg man can burn 461 calories if he carries his golf club for one hour of play. And he can walk up to 4 km on a 9 hole course.
- The most successful Americans golfers till date are Arnold Palmer and Jack Niklaus with 6 wins, and 4 together. Arnold Palmer also won 95 professional tournaments.
- Do you know Phil Mikelson is actually right handed? He plays left-handed as he mirrored his father’s game.
- Do you know Samuel Jackson has a special clause in his contract which states that he would be allowed to play Golf twice a week while shooting? Such is his passion for this great game.
- Before golf tees, players would shape mounds of sand and place the golf ball on top. Tees were finally popularized in the 1920s.
- Do you know that the chances of making two golf holes-in-one in a single round of golf are 1 in 67 million?
- Kassandra Komma from Oakland University has recorded two holes-in-one in a nine round game.
- Do you know the score of three under par is called an “Albatross”?
So now you know some amazing, strange and astonishing facts about this great game called golf. Be a proud Golfer and keep on enjoying this amazing Game.
