The earliest known reference to golf appears in an 1457 Act of the Scottish Parliament by James II of Scotland

Mike Austin holds the world record for the longest drive in professional play, driving 515 yards at the Winterwood Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974

Golf balls were originally made of thin leather stuffed with feathers

Scotland has the highest number of golf clubs per capita

Modern day golf was invented during the year 1457 in Scotland

The word “caddy” comes from the French word for student, “cadet”, which is pronounced cad-DAY