History of GolfImagine the sun shining through the trees for the first time of the new day, the smell of freshly cut grass still potent to your nose as you toss the ball for a game of golf. in the cool mist of a spring morning. “That’s what brings you back every time, the smell of the air, the freshness of the location and the beautiful setting that makes every shot enjoyable.” (Suess, PI) This is the most beautiful and exquisite game of golf in its day for many people and many people it has touched during its long history. Golf is a lifestyle and not just a game for passionate people. Golf has a rich history of technological advancements and personal achievements, which over time have shaped the sport into what it has become today. The organ of golf in its most primary form is unknown, but there are many cultures that show golf as far back as the 13th century. Three groups of people claim to have taken up golf: the English, the Dutch and the Scottish. The English say they got into golf from sketches of a man apparently preparing to hit a ball golf-style, painted on the windows of Gloucester Cathedral, England. Many researchers doubt this theory because it could be a man playing cambuca, a popular pastime in English society at the time. The Dutch say they took up golf because they believe it is a mixture of the two Dutch games, chole and mail. Many people think that the word golf comes from Holland with the word "colf" meaning club. A Dutchman named Van Hengal traced Colf back to December 1297, in a town of Loenen in northern Holland. This month, local townspeople played four holes of the game to commemorate...... middle of paper ......ne and the progress made by the equipment. For a physical project, I will be building a set of golf clubs to use for the upcoming golf season. I will compare the score I shot with my old clubs and the clubs I built for my senior project. This will help me better understand what it was like to build the clubs you play, as many men did generations ago. The great Ben Hogan summed up the game of golf best with: “It’s the hardest game that will bring you back every time with that one elusive shot.” » (Hist. Of golf rough, 7) Bibliography: History of golf. November 27, 2000. http://www.golfing-Scotland.com/history.aspHistory of Golf Coarse. November 25, 2000.http://www.golfathalfprice.com/history.htmlThe origins of the game of golf. 1999. November 25, 2000http://www.duffersonline.com/DGAHist.shtml