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