The REAL History of Golf - Who really invented it? And why did it keep getting banned?
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10 ай бұрынWho really invented golf? Golf is traditionally thought of as Scottish, but what do we know about the history behind the game? Was golf really invented in the low countries or by the Chinese, or the Romans? Who wrote the rules of golf? Who held the first golf competition? And why has it been banned so many times?
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@kdolo1887 10 ай бұрын
Please. Everyone knows Bandobras Took invented Golf in TA 2747 at the Battle of the Greenfields. With a single stroke of his club, he struck the head from the leader of the invading goblin horde, King Golfimbul, sending it 100 yards into a distant rabbit hole, averting the destruction of the Shire and giving the game its namesake.
@jamesparkersculpture 10 ай бұрын
😂
@gingerhammond6446 10 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@DiscGoStu 7 ай бұрын
One comment to rule them all…
@evilwayz1464 7 ай бұрын
Golf came from the Gulf of Mexico
@TheHoofGP 10 ай бұрын
James’ swing is looking better than ever!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Not half bad for a man who rarely plays these days!
@jamesparkersculpture 10 ай бұрын
Not so sure about that....but not bad for a man with a plastic back 😂
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
😂
@helpinyerdasellavon 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing views and fascinating history. Loved this. Thank you, Robert 🤍🏴
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@alicegamble6145 10 ай бұрын
I've never been interested in golf but my daughter used to play. You always make any history very interesting. Also the scenery is so beautiful.
@BenjaminFrediani-xr9wo 5 ай бұрын
Golf is idolatry
@MeanOlNana 9 ай бұрын
I do love ur stories. Thank you the addition of little bits of humor are perfect!!
@Sh4peofmyheart 10 ай бұрын
I now know more about golf, than I ever expected to learn. (Not a golfer, myself.) Excellent history lesson!
@Huddle_House56 10 ай бұрын
Give it a try. Just pray you don’t have an addictive personality!
@Sh4peofmyheart 10 ай бұрын
@@Huddle_House56 I have a psychological aversion to it. My aunt played obsessively, and we couldn't stand each other, so that's a hard pass, from me. Also, I'm pretty confident that I'd end up hurting someone (most likely, myself). 🤣🤣🤣
@Huddle_House56 10 ай бұрын
@@Sh4peofmyheart I think every avid golfer would tell you they have a psychological aversion to it as well, it’s extremely frustrating but rewarding at the same time. It really works out that muscle between your ears, but I completely understand.
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I gave it up due to my terrible attention span 😂
@Grandmama-Rainey 10 ай бұрын
As always, your channel is informative and entertaining. Thanks for sharing! 💜
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you
@brightpage1020 10 ай бұрын
This is so fascinating. Scotland will always have a piece of my heart. Love learning more of the history. With you. Thank you, HGP’s Brother. Good on ya.
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@vharrald 7 ай бұрын
Back when I was in high school, my newspaper teacher had me write an article on the origins of golf. Mainly because I was on the highschool golf team. I didn't realize golf was as old as the 15th century... That is very good to know.. thank you
@nataliegraham9552 10 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the history lesson since I have many relatives that are golf-crazed. 😄 I'd love to get over to Scotland someday, and put the course and the museum on the tour itinerary. Thanks for another great video!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@SilverWolfMage 10 ай бұрын
I always believed that the Scot's invented golf. To learn they didn't is surprising. But that's okay! I usually don't watch golf nor do I play, but I have an aunt and uncle who love golf, yet I enjoyed this golf history lesson! Thank you very much, and looking forward to more of your videos! 😀💖
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jodifinnegan4453 10 ай бұрын
You should watch the Scotland Unplugged video on what the Scots Did invent!! 🤯
@giannabarrow7764 9 ай бұрын
Loved this detailed history. I literally grew up on a golf course so it was definitely a “pilgrimage” to visit St. Andrews! Thanks for the information.
@queencioch160 8 ай бұрын
Your channel and Clan Broonford are my favorite channels to watch for some Scottish lore.
@suellenspencer-eb2nv 10 ай бұрын
Always look forward to your videos. Thank you very much.
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@stephenoran2019 10 ай бұрын
Another great one! Fascinating!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thanks Stephen!
@Shamelslife 10 ай бұрын
My parents went to Scotland with friends and they only thing the friends wanted to see was St. Andrews golf course. Imagine their disappointment when they weren’t allowed on the bridge or the course! They also discovered that making reservations for a tee time were years in advance!!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
😳
@ianbarr5110 8 ай бұрын
Sorry, should have done a wee bit of research.
@georgessantin8136 7 ай бұрын
You can walk the course every Sunday as it is closed
@LaslowF1997 6 ай бұрын
Only if you want to play as a group. If you are willing to play separately, you can just show up at dawn and get a spot like 70% of the time.
@DdotRay86 6 ай бұрын
The Old Course is selected by a ballot and its literally public grounds. I've played there 3 times and people are walking all around the place!
@tammyC1971 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this story.
@TheBuffaloFlats 8 ай бұрын
You learn something new everyday! Great video.
@lindaarmstrongjackman9788 10 ай бұрын
You are a great orator. I love your tales and you makes them do interesting. Well done Robert. Cheers 😊👍👍
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
I’ll take that! 😂 Thank you!
@monicab204 10 ай бұрын
Always great information and well told stories.❤️ One of my first jobs as a teenager was grounds keeping at a local golf course. Raking sand traps, mowing grass, and driving golf carts. Super fun job and I got the best tan a pasty redhead can get.
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! The golf course tan is like no other 😂
@sharonm3677 10 ай бұрын
What a great history story. At least now we know that hot headed tantrums on the golf course is historical, they just don’t kill each other anymore…….well………not that I’ve heard of. Lol. What an interesting story. I love the hockey stick looking clubs, can’t imagine the curve that ball would take. Lol. ❤❤
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
They would definitely keep things interesting!
@colinfletcher7520 2 ай бұрын
lol I don’t know I’ve seen people throw clubs that have been just inches from people’s heads haha
@seajay20 10 ай бұрын
That was fascinating! Thanks for that. I'm half-Dutch, so found it really interesting. My Dutch-born uncle loves golf, so I'll share this with him - I'm sure he'll find it very interesting. Anyway, thanks again. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@patriciamccormack7626Teashee 10 ай бұрын
Thank you Robert, that was so interesting about the history of golf👍🏆❤
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@suellenspencer-eb2nv 10 ай бұрын
How beautiful is the scenery in Scotland. Thanks for the history of golf. Never been interested in the game.
@janetmackinnon3411 9 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this---thank you.
@golftu 7 ай бұрын
Nice ride into history... Thanx
@happysensyhappysensy670 6 ай бұрын
two thank you sir- one for your investigate work and explanation and second for at you made an effort understanding Scottish
@nozrep 8 ай бұрын
makes sense to me. There was a large Flemish migration to Scotland at one point, and that’s Flanders which isn’t too far from the Dutch or Brussels. I postulate, and theorize, that it was the Flemish who brought it to Scotland when they immigrated to Scotland in the 1300s or whenever it was.
@frankiebluej6902 10 ай бұрын
I don't like golf, however this was quite interesting. Thanks!
@cheryl4811 10 ай бұрын
I love all things Scottish, even a little Scottish. I really enjoy your channel so much. Thank you!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mickeyh53 10 ай бұрын
I’ll put my hand up Robert..and make claim that i to have definitely caused murder on a golf course..I’ve got the worst slice known to man!!…another wonderful post mate..🇦🇺
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Haha. Me too! Thank you!
@andywong9847 8 ай бұрын
Studied in Glasgow University in the 79-82. Never heard of golf then. Now I play regular, proud being in Scotland. ❤
@markkuzmenko5653 7 ай бұрын
Very solid video
@janerkenbrack3373 3 ай бұрын
Very interesting. The Scottish-English translation app I found worked great.
@intentionaloffside8934 8 ай бұрын
The Scot’s may not have invented Golf, but they enjoyed and popularized it. Curling is likely a similar story, and the Golfers needed another sport for winter. In 🇨🇦 we play and love both games. My grandparents emigrated here from Aberdeen around 1899, my dad being the only child in the family born in Canada.
@Paul-lm5gv 8 ай бұрын
It would be fascinating to see the reaction from people back then if they could see the game as it's played today!
@brightpage1020 10 ай бұрын
Don’t mind me. Just here for the eye candy. Cheers from USA!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
😂
@ianbarr5110 8 ай бұрын
The piece of rough land between the sea and the town is where the term/name links comes from. This piece of land links the town with the sea.
@EmeraldVideosNL 2 ай бұрын
Being Dutch, I'm fascinated with the word kolf, because a kolf in Dutch is the handle of a pistol. And the shape of these old "hockey"sticks strikes me as quite similar to a pistol's handle. I like this shared bit of history between our countries. I've always loved Schotland, country and culture, and now one reason more for that. Oh, and your pronunciation of Gisbert.Cornelius is forgiven. I don't blame anyone for not being able to pronounce our hard "g", I've been told it makes Dutch one of the harder languages to learn. The "ch" sound Scots are so familiar with works well enough as a substitute. Props to you for being able to start a word with the "ch" sound, a Scottish lady we met tried and tried, but couldn't.
@ospreycove 4 ай бұрын
I've played there! An incredible experience!
@Annie6460 4 ай бұрын
Interesting Robert. ❤️🇦🇺🏴
@rickymherbert2899 3 ай бұрын
My favourite golf hole, the 19th Hole in Torry, Aberdeen. 😄
@sussell4606 8 ай бұрын
I was told that the 18 holes was as a result of Muirfield GC only having 18 holes when their course was designed and built.
@edgardogonzalez916 7 ай бұрын
The original course at St Andrews initially had 9 holes. At this point players had to walk back. Then the course was enlarged and explains why many greens are shared on the way back making 18 holes. That is why the score cards had a score for the "out" and another for the "in" and call the 9 hole dispensary "the turn"
@michaelkingsbury4305 7 ай бұрын
Strangely billiards was first derived from a golf-like game by miniaturizing it to be played indoors. I think those Dutch guys were playing a kind of field hockey with one goal. Maybe golf came from hockey shooting drills.
@Nicholas.fernandez51 6 ай бұрын
My grandpa got to play this course, he flew out from the u.s. and that was the first time he ever had a caddy, he said it was the most beautiful and challenging course he has ever played
@bethotoole6569 10 ай бұрын
Well, you covered the death part. I was going to say No Religion,,, but,,, it’s golf. That’s religion enough.
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
True! That bridge was busy. 🙂
@slydermartin6008 10 ай бұрын
Ye Olde Golf Club at the Bruntsfield links is just pure fun. A couple of pints and "golf in the ruff". When you get right down to it boys have been hitting stones with sticks pre-history and each other for that matter. Cricket, baseball, hockey..... Sticks and Stones. Great research but a wee bit dry😂
@urnaighean_shamhach 10 ай бұрын
We called it cow pasture pool in New Mexico!🤣
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Good description 😂
@paulmcgee1867 7 ай бұрын
In what times were they playing near Sterling Castle ?
@haggielady 10 ай бұрын
Many years ago I was told that the game of golf was invented by the Scots. Some young lads were using sticks and a sheep's head to play this game. Like an idiot, I believed him. Glad you set me straight on this. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
@judyyougotthis 10 ай бұрын
Not a gopher, but love the history.
@judyyougotthis 10 ай бұрын
Or a golpher for that matter…
@annrn6148 10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
😂
@elainemeador930 9 ай бұрын
As a child many years back, I was told by my Grandmother that the word (Golf) truly stood for Gentlemen only Ladies Forbidden. Could you clarify or verify this information for me please? Thank you ⛳️
@Left-Foot-Brake 25 күн бұрын
One day, before I die, I long to stand on that bridge, look down into the burn and picture Dutch sailors playing kolf from the seaside all the way into the town and back.
@angemcauslan2551 8 ай бұрын
Awesome bit of history thank you. Although we all know golf was invented by Bandobras Took during the Battle of Greenfields.
@yossarianmnichols9641 8 ай бұрын
I like that picture of the Dutch playing the game on the ice. There is a tournament in Nome, Alaska that is played on the ice on the shores of the Bering Sea. It is relatively safe since polar bears rarely venture that far south when there is ice on the Arctic Ocean. You could , in theory, also catch red king crab while you play golf. Just have to cut a hole big enough to get the crab pot through it. They also play a little golf in Kodiak, Alaska. The Kodiak brown bear is the biggest in the world but very gentle to humans compared to other locations in North America. They have a tendency to wander about anytime of the year to stretch their legs before returning to their dens. Just make sure you are not eating snacks while playing in Kodiak or you will end up with a caddie you would rather not have.
@StaffandStormcloud 6 ай бұрын
I once read in a very impressive scientific article that colf was actually the sweet baby boy of an even older game called polf where soldiers from the holy war would punt gophers using war hammers, back into their burrowing holes
@TheJpf79 4 ай бұрын
Was a guy called Douglass, didn't have a wee dug to bring the ball back.
@user-fb8kg8wp2d 4 ай бұрын
Good to see that the high fencing has finally been removed from the statue on Leith Links. My parent's in law lived directly opposite and both died before it was finally unveiled!
@ink3478 7 ай бұрын
Looks a lot like ice hockey 😅
@nancysmith-baker1813 9 ай бұрын
My son is avid in playing he has a whole group he plays with . We live in utah, usa .
@Mr.MikeBarksdale 8 ай бұрын
Robin Williams' skit on golf is so priceless.
@simonbrittan3896 3 ай бұрын
There is no mention of Royal Blackheath golf club.
@kevinhixson3157 6 ай бұрын
In 1764, the golfers at St Andrews decided to combine the first four short holes into two, to produce a round of 18 holes, though it was still 10 holes of which 8 were played twice. Thus was born the 18-hole round.
@kevinhixson3157 6 ай бұрын
AND there are 18 shots in a 5th if you pour carefully and don't make a mess.
@bronwentillman8385 10 ай бұрын
Very interesting, Robert! But you have to admit, no one makes the invention of golf funnier than Robin Williams! I have definitely threatened bodily injuring with the wish of death upon a classmate in high school who was on the guys' golf team...I told him if he didn't stop picking on me, I was going to use him as a teeing off practice target!
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
True!
@Hosstache 8 ай бұрын
There’s not many places in the old world I want to go to. Saint Andrews is one of them.
@terryboehler5752 5 ай бұрын
Robin Williams gave the best explanation of golf's invention
@Texas-Chris 7 ай бұрын
It is something of beauty, regardless of where golf “originated” from. I say that being very Scottish in my family heritage !!!
@markferreira7682 4 ай бұрын
I always thought Scott’s invented it but they just civilized it
@Emma-Jayne 10 ай бұрын
I cannot believe you made the worlds most boring sport, interesting! My mind is blown 🤯. Great job Robert 🎉
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
Thanks Emma! 🙂
@mpetersen6 9 ай бұрын
I agree it's boring to watch. Playing is a different matter
@Emma-Jayne 9 ай бұрын
@@mpetersen6 I’ll take your word for that 😉
@AmyJost1976 9 ай бұрын
I like that aside : 16th century Scotland seems fun"
@josephduarte1886 12 күн бұрын
Love it
@isaacstone7899 7 ай бұрын
That’s what people have to be alive and activity not just tyranny and war. 18 tee is great game for golfers to tour. Tiger Woods got a good spoiled the world into golf uniforms. Dress etiquette and sneakers became comfortable for all golfers. That’s what I remembered footjoy shoes designed for golfer and all sneakers company make business too.
@mostlyinterested1016 8 ай бұрын
Why 18 holes? Come on! Because the 19th hole is the bar and most people can manage to count-back one.
@mer8795 10 ай бұрын
It is a strange game. I have played a few times, but not my thing. Curious though, how many people are obsessed with it, even though it makes them very angry , every time they play. Really, they should go to the gym and punch the heavy bag. 😊
@scotlandunplugged 10 ай бұрын
I think it’s the addiction to the elusive feeling if getting it just right 😂
@davekearney1944 7 ай бұрын
Why 18? You buy a beer at tbe 19th. There's only room for 18 before that.
@miguelquintana8076 27 күн бұрын
Playing golf while mourning? Scandalous indeed!
@PanglossDr 10 ай бұрын
It is not uncommon when playing for someone to comment that Golf is a silly game. I then remind them that the people who invented it also thought you got music from bagpipes.
@swonghobby 7 ай бұрын
Humans has been in this world 10s and thousands of years. There are just so much that is not listed in history. The idea of something similar can have originated anywhere where with a long culture history, and like you, a few years ago i heard it was from China (it was not call China back in those dynasty). But the game as we know it and the rules of the actual game of golf is from St. Andrews. Like all the games today is far different than it's origins. Very interesting. Thanks. Wish they made the games 10 holes. Could play a little longer. Than again, they would just shorten each hole in the same size landmass.
@t2.b629 8 ай бұрын
I see in the past they called it Colf 👍
@caledoniantours220 8 ай бұрын
It is not the Swican Bridge!
@scotlandunplugged 8 ай бұрын
Ah, yes. There’s an original Swilcan Bridge…
@plusfour1 9 ай бұрын
The story that I heard was that golf was played in a cool climate and players would take a wee nip before playing each hole. It turns out that there were precisely 18 wee nips to be had from a bottle of whisky which is why they settled on 18 holes. Truth or legend?
@michaeladams5636 6 күн бұрын
Who ever the hell made golf 4 people made a mistake it should have been a choice of two people or by yourself because otherwise it turns an hour and forty five minute game into four and half hours..
@kennethrollo7891 8 ай бұрын
Every single thing scotland has done is always disputed , but nowhere else.
@mothecat776 7 ай бұрын
Why is it called golf? JOKE: According to my opthomologist, because all the other 4 letter words were already taken!!
@Tsoiugidali 9 ай бұрын
18 shots in a fifth of whisky - 18 holes in a round of golf. Any questions? 🙂
@40mmmikemike 6 ай бұрын
I could imagine some cavemen with clubs hitting rocks.
@tis_phil 6 ай бұрын
19th hole is where I'll be
@karinmountford7220 10 ай бұрын
Sent by wee hoof gp
@twinheatingairconditioning135 8 ай бұрын
Because 17 is too little and 19 too much
@lobuenoestaporvenir4719 7 ай бұрын
If you want to laugh look for the great Robin Williams explaining how golf was invented.
@DrDuckMD Ай бұрын
Expensive clubs do not help average players.
@jeffreytan-yf6qt 8 ай бұрын
18 holes because in the old days it took 18 sips to finish the whisky bottle. Hence, there’s no point to play when the bottle was empty. Also, the size of the hole was the diameter of the whisky bottle.
@em_c-chucky5554 10 ай бұрын
Who else is here because @theHoofGP to you to visit?
@shiskinegreenkeeper2782 4 ай бұрын
Shiskine is 12 holes....
@philwells2920 6 ай бұрын
Wait, so it came from the Netherlands?
@einstu 6 ай бұрын
One other comment: ye is not a real word. The Y is just an old character for the TH and just looks an Y.
@hrussell9677 3 ай бұрын
Robin Williams tells the true origin of golf.
@deandesrosiers6857 6 ай бұрын
The Dutch invented golf. Makes sense to me as “no one likes the dutch” anyway (says Austin Powers). Who else would invent a game that would torment so many of us for so many years…
@jimmartin181 6 ай бұрын
Why 18 holes? I heard it was because there were 18 nips in a bottle of scotch.
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