Modern day golf was invented during the year 1457 in Scotland
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The word “caddy” comes from the French word for student, “cadet”, which is pronounced cad-DAY
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Tiger Woods' nickname is in honor of his father's army friend Colonel Vuong Dang Phong, who also went by the name Tiger
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Until the early 20th century the dimples on a golf ball went outwards
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A regulation golf ball has 336 dimples
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Contrary to popular belief, the word golf is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden". In fact, in the 15th century the spelling was "gowf"
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The earliest known reference to golf appears in an 1457 Act of the Scottish Parliament by James II of Scotland
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