| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... 15:27 - Oct 14 with 1685 views | Churchman75 |
Just been told it stood for
Gentlemen
Only
Ladies
Forbidden
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 15:32 - Oct 14 with 1667 views | gtsb |
It comes from the Dutch game 'kolf'. Documents in the British Museum suggest that the Dutch were selling 'kolf'-balls at St. Andrews as early as the 12th century. 'Putting' comes from the Dutch word 'put' meaning 'hole' or 'well'. |  | | |
| Where did the word on 15:32 - Oct 14 with 1658 views | jeera |
Get orf les feckers.
Funny how these things get repeated until they become 'common knowledge'.
Like the head lice prefer clean hair. The Cptn Pugwash myths...
I don't know meself but there's a bit of info on this page: http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/origin-of-golf-terms/golf/ [Post edited 14 Oct 2018 15:33]
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 15:38 - Oct 14 with 1635 views | Guthrum |
No. Mary Queen of Scots was a notable early patron of the sport. |  |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 17:36 - Oct 14 with 1491 views | Ftnfwest |
They used to have a men only bar at the old mans golf club until the ladies handed in a petition demanding that it be changed |  | | |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 19:01 - Oct 14 with 1394 views | factual_blue |
Golfers
Only
Love
farage. |  |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 21:11 - Oct 14 with 1288 views | BasingstokeBlue |
No, that’s a backronym. |  |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 21:13 - Oct 14 with 1282 views | Trequartista |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 19:01 - Oct 14 by factual_blue |
Golfers
Only
Love
farage. |
You can't have a golfer if golf is yet been invented. |  |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 21:29 - Oct 14 with 1266 views | BlueBadger |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 21:13 - Oct 14 by Trequartista |
You can't have a golfer if golf is yet been invented. |
Gits Only Love Farage? |  |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 22:05 - Oct 14 with 1241 views | jeera |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 21:13 - Oct 14 by Trequartista |
You can't have a golfer if golf is yet been invented. |
What if the game had been invented but there was no name for it though?
Perhaps those who first played the game were so bad that it inspired the coinage of the play on words 'gofer'. You know, forever having to collect the ball from where it had strayed from the course.
Maybe the players got fed up of being confused with some small furry rodent so changed the phonetics a bit to make a unique word describing the people who partook in the 'long stick hitting ball at holes' game.
It's not difficult to see how this may have then become shortened to create the name 'golf'.
In fact, I'm fairly confident this is exactly how it panned out. | |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 22:32 - Oct 14 with 1197 views | Ftnfwest |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 22:05 - Oct 14 by jeera |
What if the game had been invented but there was no name for it though?
Perhaps those who first played the game were so bad that it inspired the coinage of the play on words 'gofer'. You know, forever having to collect the ball from where it had strayed from the course.
Maybe the players got fed up of being confused with some small furry rodent so changed the phonetics a bit to make a unique word describing the people who partook in the 'long stick hitting ball at holes' game.
It's not difficult to see how this may have then become shortened to create the name 'golf'.
In fact, I'm fairly confident this is exactly how it panned out. |
But regardless of this argument Farage had already been ‘invented’ then? | | | |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 22:35 - Oct 14 with 1188 views | jeera |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 22:32 - Oct 14 by Ftnfwest |
But regardless of this argument Farage had already been ‘invented’ then? |
Obvious typo.
Clearly meant foliage. | |
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| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 23:21 - Oct 14 with 1129 views | factual_blue |
| Where did the word "golf" come from?.... on 22:35 - Oct 14 by jeera |
Obvious typo.
Clearly meant foliage. |
Easily confused. Both are very dense and need to be radically pruned. | |
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