Have a debate going on about what the word GOLF origanaly stands for. Young next store swears it stands for G entlemen O nly L adys F orbiden I think it's a scotish name from the family that started the sport.
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Posts: 259 | Location: in the house enjoying a smoke | Registered: July 26, 2006
There is no universally accepted derivation for the word 'golf.' One of the most common misconceptions is that the word GOLF is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. This at least is definitely not true.
The first documented mention of the word 'golf' is in Edinburgh on 6th March 1457, when King James II banned ‘ye golf’, in an attempt to encourage archery practice, which was being neglected.
Before the creation of dictionaries, there was no standardised spelling of any given word. People wrote words phonetically. Goff, gowf, golf, goif, gof, gowfe, gouff and golve have all been found in documents in Scotland.
Most people believe the old word 'gowfe' was the most common term, pronounced 'gouf'.
A minority of people hold the view that golf is a purely Scottish term, derived from Scots words 'golf', 'golfand' and 'golfing', which mean 'to strike' as in 'to cuff'.
It seems most likely that the terms golf, chole and kolf, which were the names for a variety of medieval stick and ball games in Britain and in continental Europe, are all derived from a common word of a pre-modern European language, following Grimm's grammatical law, which details the clear phonetic similarities of these words.
Golf (and chole and kolf) are all presumed to have originally meant 'club'. Golf has also been associated with the German word for club 'kolbe', (Der Kolben). It is also probably related to the Dutch word and game 'kolven'.
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Posts: 1101 | Location: Indianapolis | Registered: January 07, 2007
Originally posted by elaw: There is no universally accepted derivation for the word 'golf.' One of the most common misconceptions is that the word GOLF is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. This at least is definitely not true.
The first documented mention of the word 'golf' is in Edinburgh on 6th March 1457, when King James II banned ‘ye golf’, in an attempt to encourage archery practice, which was being neglected.
Before the creation of dictionaries, there was no standardised spelling of any given word. People wrote words phonetically. Goff, gowf, golf, goif, gof, gowfe, gouff and golve have all been found in documents in Scotland.
Most people believe the old word 'gowfe' was the most common term, pronounced 'gouf'.
A minority of people hold the view that golf is a purely Scottish term, derived from Scots words 'golf', 'golfand' and 'golfing', which mean 'to strike' as in 'to cuff'.
It seems most likely that the terms golf, chole and kolf, which were the names for a variety of medieval stick and ball games in Britain and in continental Europe, are all derived from a common word of a pre-modern European language, following Grimm's grammatical law, which details the clear phonetic similarities of these words.
Golf (and chole and kolf) are all presumed to have originally meant 'club'. Golf has also been associated with the German word for club 'kolbe', (Der Kolben). It is also probably related to the Dutch word and game 'kolven'.
Well after all that I would assume that you also have all the gagets produced just to slow the game down. I say, hit the ball. Go to the ball and hit it again. Plain and simple. Just give me a stake for the 150 be it wood or plastic or some bush in the rough. I am happy with my game. Mid 70 to 82 is not too shabby. Who's game for a game. All taker's welcome.
r u kidding me, I am not a good golfer at all. I'm a great ball loser! I find it relaxing on a good day. I like to play, sure, but the minute I start getting too serious, I realize just how bad I am. Gadgets? My first set of clubs were given to me by me grandfather, an old set of North Westerns they are still my favorite.
"It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life"
Posts: 1101 | Location: Indianapolis | Registered: January 07, 2007
Mid 70 to 82! You have to be making money with scores like that. SWEET! I think I had a few back 9s in that range last year. Taking a few lessons this spring, muni opens the 15th and I can't wait.
Posts: 222 | Location: South Bend, IN | Registered: October 14, 2006
verpackung where about do you play? I got down to about a 4 in the fall but the weather around here has been rather obnoxious and I havent been able to play much in the last couple months
Come again? You know I don't speak Spanish. In English, please. What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
Posts: 215 | Location: Maryland | Registered: October 17, 2006
Mostly in Europe but, when we come home for the summer I play in Texas and Jersey while visiting family. I play from mid March through mid November. As much as I love East Texas it's just too damm humid there in the summer. The things we golfers have to put up with.
Used to be a 6 when i was like 19, but its been years since i practiced seriously. Went out the other day with the old man and shot a 81 with 2 triples and a double in there somewhere...lol still kinda have it i guess.
Finally got back to the range a few times in the past week, havent lost much at the range aside from my driver spraying everywhere, think ill wait to play a round till i have that under control....though im heading out to san diego this friday so i might have to suck it up for torrey pines north/south
Come again? You know I don't speak Spanish. In English, please. What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? I'm not even mad, that's amazing.
Posts: 215 | Location: Maryland | Registered: October 17, 2006
In the beginning, before titanium and graphite, clubs had hickory shafts and the heads were made of wood and iron (or steel), hence the names "woods" and "irons". Mashie, niblick, etc were the names the Scots gave the various differnt lofted irons. Mashie is a 5 iron, a niblick is a 8 or 9 iron (sand wedges weren't invented until around 100 years ago). Woods were either drivers or spoons.
The risk of kicking butt is you get some crap on your shoe
