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A Brief Introduction to Golf, for People do not Know Anything About Golf
Golf is a special charming sport, in which people can enjoy the natural elegant beauty of the green surroundings, as well as exercising, enhancing golf skills and keeping a good mood.
The first people to play golf is said to be soldiers at northern coast of Scotland. Later this game was introduced into the upper society and also drew much interest of youth from the country. Then it became the traditional sport of Scotland. Soon golf was introduced into England. In the 19th century, it was introduced to America continent, Australia continent, and South Africa. In the 20th century, it was introduced to Asia. Because at first, this game was played primarily by the upper class, and the equipments of a golf course is very high, the sport was named as an "upper class sport".
There are many sayings about the originality of golf. Below are some most famous ones. First saying is the Holland derivation.
Hollanders never believe that golf is originated from Scotland. They claim that the earliest golf form is from Holland. Hollanders claimed that an ancient sport called kolven is the ancestor of golf. And they think golf was imported into Scotland during commercial trade between the two countries. However , many people are against this because kolven is an indoor sport while golf is obviously outdoor. And another evidence is that kolven's balls is larger than golf's.
The brassie is heavier. As a consequence, most people are not really accept this theory.
Most people believe that golf is from Scotland as I mentioned above. There is a tale that long long ago, a Scottish sheepherder used a stick to kick a round stone into rabbits' homes (holes) and he then was inspired and invented a game later called golf. And the word golf is first seen in the documents of Scottish parliament in the 14th century. Because it is the only document recorded evidence, most people tend to believe the truth of this theory.
The third saying is that golf is from China. At the year of two hundred or three hundred BC, there was a ball game called Cuiwan in China. In Ming Dynasty, some documents recorded Cuiwan as "a game of kicking a ball while walking". And some wall paintings illustrating this game can add to its evidence. But it is the only evidence that China may be the origin country of golf.
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