All about a golf

History


Miniature. Members of royal family have gathered for areas St. Andrews to play in a golf - 1798
According to a legend game in a golf is obliged by the origin to the ordinary shepherd.

Where exactly game in a golf for certain has been invented is not known, very much many countries apply for a role of the native land of this well-known game. So, for example, in Holland it is long since popular kolven - game, something similar to a golf, only in it(him) played on an ice, Romans had game rather similar to a golf "paganika" which had all chances to pass from them to Britain in 400 year of our era. Chineses believe, that their ancient game “ guj van ”, very widespread in Celestial still in III–II centuries B.C., was praroditelnitsej a modern golf . Similar versions of an origin of game exist at the Frenchmen and Belgians. 


Golf Tournament in area St. Andrews - 1923

 

However, under the most authentic version, the native land of the well-known game is Scotland. There, in the small small town Sent-Endryus, sacred Andrey named about honour of the patron of city who is based in a tomb in one of cathedrals of the fifteenth century. In this ancient cathedral where the sacred patron of city is based, there is a surprising stained-glass window on which the figure of the person with a stick for a golf in hands is represented.

The first written mention of this game which is usually considered to be official date of a birth of a golf, concerns to 1457 when king James has given out the decision about an interdiction of game in a golf, in communication(connection) stem, that the Scottish soldiers for the sake of it(her) neglected service. Instead of trainings in shooting from an onions(a bow), they spent a lot of time, keen by this game.
Game in a golf is not easier entertainment or sports, it is the whole specific subculture which representatives have the legends and legends, thus they very carefully store(keep) the traditions.