Fun Facts About Golf

Some of these fun facts will come as surprising to even the most knowledgeable golfers:

• Modern golf was first introduced in 1457 in Scotland, while the South Florida Golf Course was set up sometime later.
• Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one when he was just eight years old.
• The first women’s golf was played in 1811 in Musselburgh, Scotland.
• Golf was banned three times for many years after it was initially invented because the Scottish government claimed it was interfering with military training.
• 80% of golfers won’t get a handicap under 18.
• Popular Tiger Woods has won 77 PGA tournaments to date.
• The first golf balls ever created were made from feathers wrapped in leather. These balls flew much further than the ones which were later produced after the 1800s.
• Golf balls were made of wood, after previously being feather balls.
• On average, a golfer has a 12500 to 1 chance of making a hole-in-one.
• Nickelson is right-handed, but when he was a child, he was able to mirror his father’s swing as though he was left-handed.
• Golf is the only sport so far which has been played on the moon. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr played golf on the moon using a 6-iron.
• The longest putt so far is a shocking 375 feet.