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Article ID DS0081

Title

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Description

Representation of a woman playing golf

Year

ca. 1875

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

In general, the Scots are considered the inventors of golf. But there are also references to a game with ball and clubs in ancient Egypt, ancient Rome (paganica) and early Japan, Korea and China. It is therefore disputed up to which point one must still assume precursors, from which field hockey, croquet, baseball or billiards then also developed and from which point one can actually speak of golf. It is a fact, however, that of all the early or preliminary forms of the game of golf, only the Scottish variant has survived to the present day. The first written evidence of golf as it is spelled today dates back to 1457, when the Scottish Parliament, with King James II as the driving force, banned -ye fut bawe and ye golf"-and ordered the practice of archery instead. Soon after, it became known that James IV himself played golf when a bill for golf clubs made for him appeared in the court's official budget. Through royal patronage, golf spread throughout Britain in the 16th century. The first citizen golfer was a certain Sir Robert Maule in 1527, who is said to have played on the Barry Links near modern Carnoustie. The first mention of golf in America was a 1659 ban on the game in the streets of Albany, New York, and the first international match took place in Leith in 1682. It was in this context that the first caddie became known: An Andrew Dickson carried the Duke of York's clubs. In 1691, St Andrews was described in a private letter as the -Metropolis of golfing-. In 1735, the Royal Burgess Golf Society was founded as the first golf club. The USGA was founded in 1894, the Stableford method of counting was invented in 1898 and the wooden tee was patented in 1899. Golf was represented as a discipline at the Summer Olympics in 1900 and 1904. The limit of 14 clubs per player per round was first applied in 1938. The R&A and USGA agreed on a common set of rules in 1951, at the same time stymies were abolished and center-shafted putters were allowed again. In 1963, the rubber grip (previously leather) and cast irons (previously forged) made their debut, followed by the graphite shaft and cavity back irons in 1969. The only two golf shots on the moon to date were made by astronaut Alan Shepard in 1971.

Dimensions (cm)23 x 16,5
ConditionVery good
Coloringcolored
TechniqueLithography

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