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

A regulation golf ball has 336 dimples

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"

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