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Golf balls were originally made of thin leather stuffed with feathers

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

Tiger Woods' nickname is in honor of his father's army friend Colonel Vuong Dang Phong, who also went by the name Tiger