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Traced back to Scotland In the 15th century where objects were hit with long sticks in order to reach a target yards away.
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It was interfering with archery practice, a necessary skill used for defence.
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The sport gained popularity among nobility individuals
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Constructed out of a hard leather made ball that was stuffed with feathers
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Set into place by Honourable company of Edinburgh Golfers. Enforced rules of etiquette and stroke penalties in addition with the proper clubs that should be used.
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First ever Golf Club to be formed and is still considered one of the most prestigious club today. It for the most part, hosts the British Open every year.
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An act that made the game of golf more recognizable around the world and an effort to shorten the time span of the game
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Won by Willie Park with a score of 174 through 3 rounds of 12 holes. The prize that was won was called the "challenge belt".
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One of the original companies to take on the golfing market and become popular amongst the pros.
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It was won by Lady Scott of England after 3 rounds of 18 holes. She would continue to win the next two consecutive years and serve as a prominent figure in women's golf
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Consisted of 5 courses... St. Andrew’s Golf Club of Yonkers, N.Y., Newport Golf Club, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., and Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill. All of which came together in 1894 and administer a championship while also initiating the rules of Golf for the country
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Mens championship won by Charles B Macdonald and the women's championship won by Lucy Barnes Brown
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Twenty two participants took part (12 men and 10 women) from four countries who competed in 36-hole individual stroke play events for men and women. The women’s Olympic champion was Margaret Abbot (USA) and Charles Sands (USA) was the men’s champion.
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Changed the game entirely as it travelled farther than the old gutta-percha ball and cost considerably less because it could be mass produced. The game’s popularity surged in response.
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Due the construction of courses and players having to travel long distances, Golf was taken out of the Olympics
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Later that year the US PGA Championship is played for the first time at Siwanoy Country Club in New York. James M. Barnes defeated Jock Hutchinson in the championship match, taking home the famous Wanamaker Trophy and a purse of $2,580.
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It was won by Great Britain
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True Temper developed the first seamless tapered step-down shaft. This technique allowed them to decrease the outside diameter of the shaft by creating a step-down design which tapered to fit into the club-head. This design helped create different shaft flexes for the golfers' individual needs.
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First player to ever win the pre-masters grand slam and collected over $60,000
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It is won by Horton Smith (USA) and became the most prestigious tournament in golf with the prize being the infamous Green jacket
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It was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 female golfers who all wanted to expand and promote women's golf
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Televised for one hour per day by the ABC Network.The tournament wound up producing a shot worthy of the event's place in golf broadcast history. https://youtu.be/Vxc8Ivs0lok
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Won by American Beverly Hanson. The championship's format was three rounds of stroke play, followed by match play on Sunday to determine the final standings.
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Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and was dominant in 1960
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Gary Player demonstrated his dominance in golf by being the first international player to win the Masters
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Having won 4 Masters tournament and 3 U.S opens by the year 1968, Arnold Palmer was the first player in history to earn 1 million dollars in one year.
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Making the club lighter and more flexible allowing golfers to make shots with more precision and power.
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Leading up to the tournament he received substantial amounts of hate mail. Fearing for his safety, during the week of the tournament he rented two houses in town and kept moving between them, and always had people around him when he went to eat. https://youtu.be/Z-kjK5SVekg
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First metal wood, a 12-degree cast stainless-steel driver that made balls travel farther and more accurately.
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His final-day charge takes him past virtually all of the leading players of the generation below him and it would be his final major he would win. https://youtu.be/STb0KZFox8w
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The longest putt ever made in a major tournament. Faldo would go on to win the Masters.
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Several players had previously won aged 19, including Jack Nicklaus in 1959.
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The first time in history the sport of golf would be the focus on a tv channel
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setting a 72-hole scoring record of 270 (18 under par), and winning by a record margin (12 shots). He also becomes the first golfer of either Asian or African descent to win a men's major title
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He is the first Canadian male ever to win a professional major championship, https://youtu.be/IY7kNGQg-aw
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men's and women's 72-hole strokeplay competitions with 60 players in each field. The best 15 players in the world would qualify automatically for each draw
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Aiming to complete the career grand slam at Augusta National ,he led by four shots going into the last day but dropped six in three nightmarish holes to end up with a round of 80.
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for the first time in 112 years, golf made its return to the Olympics. Justin Rose captured the gold medal
