10 interesting facts about Golf
- Eldric "Tiger" Woods was introduced to golf at nine months of age by his father.
- Some historians trace the sport back to the Roman game of paganica, in which participants used a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball.
- The longest put in history was measured at 140 feet and 2 3/4 inches on the 18th hole at St. Andrews golf course it was shot by Bob Cook on October 1, 1976.
- The longest golf course in the world is the par 77 International Golf Club in Massachusetts which measures a fearsome 8,325 yards.
- The rules of golf are internationally standardised and are jointly governed by The R&A, spun off in 2004 from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (founded 1754), and the United States Golf Association (USGA).
- The World’s Highest Golf Course is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits 14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point.
- In 1586 a woman played golf for the first time. The first woman-player was the queen of Scotland - Maria Stuart.
- 22.8% of golfers are women.The word golf does not mean “Gentleman Only, Ladies Forbidden”.
- The golf industry provides 2 million jobs in the U.S. and total wage income of $61 billion.Golf is a sport played by more than 28 million Americans.
- The youngest golfer to achieve a hole in one was Matthew Draper in 1997 at the age of 5.
