Sports Report: 12 Reasons to Love Golf

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1 Golf Is an Ancient Sport The idea of golf is pretty simple Hit the ball into a hole in the ground Maybe that’s why people have been playing golf for hundreds or even thousands of years Historians say people played games like golf in ancient China and Rome Players used bent sticks or clubs to hit a ball No one is really sure where the modern game of golf started Some historians think the game started in Europe But most people believe it started in Scotland during the 1400s Golf became so popular there that the government passed laws against it They Golfer and his caddy in 18th century Scotland 4 said too many men were playing golf instead of learning how to defend the country By 1500 even the Scottish king was playing