Golf

The first organized golf competition was hosted in ___ and the winner was John Ratchery and he won the silver cup. The competitition was the first to be governed by a set of rules there were ___ points set for this event, osme which we still use today.

1744 13

IN ___ the old course at St. Andrews set the standard for golf courses to have 18 holes

1764

The British Open began in

1861

The US open began in

1895

___ was the worlds 1st golf professional 1st superintendent 1st architect, and 1st player to break 80 at the old course at st andrews

Allen Robertson

Members of the St. Andrews Golf Club of Yonkers, NY are known as the "___"

Apple Tree Gang

___ is known as the Father of American Golf

John Read

First known Golf Course Architect was ____

Mother-Nature

First known "Keeper of the Greens" was ___ of St. Andrews

Old Tom Morris

___ entered St. Andrews in to connect it and make it more accessible by other cities to host an Open Championship

Railways

In 1888, ___ brought golf from St. Andrews to ___, NY

Robert Lockheart, Yonkers

___ were formed by burrowing animal holes

Sand traps, bunkers, and golf holes

___ is the oldest British Open Champion at the age of ___ ___ is the youngest British Open Champion at the age of ___

Tom Morris 46 Tom Morris (Jr) 17

Charles Blair McDonald founded the ___ in 1894. C.B. McDonald is known as the 1st Golf Architect and 1st to design a US 18-hole golf course

US Golf association

1st golf balls were made of ___ wood

box

The ___ appear to have the first evidence of the game and it was played on ice and they called it kolf. Scottish traders saw them playing the game and adopted it and changed it

dutch

Gutta-Percha Balls were made from the Malaysian ___. The Gutcha-Percha balls took flight after __ These balls made the game more affordable

gum tree gutty (aerodynamic) markings

___ style golf courses, link the water to the land.

links

Feathery Golf balls were made from ___ and ___ . Feathery's made the game for the rich because the balls were expensive and timely to make

raw hide, and one top hat of goose or chicken feathers

Englands king william IV established the ___ in 1834 as the home of golf

royal and ancient golf club