It is generally agreed that
the Scots created the game of Golf, as we know it today, in the 14th or 15th
century. It became so popular that James II of Scotland banned it in 1457, as it
was keeping the people from practicing archery, a military necessity that was
vital to the country’s defence efforts.
Golf legend, Arnold
Palmer, captures the essence of the sport with the following quote: "Golf
is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and
frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening –
it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever
invented."
