History of Golf - गोल्फ का सम्पूर्ण इतिहास

Golf originates from a game played on the coast of Scotland during the 15th century. At that time players would hit a pebble instead of a ball around the sand dunes using a stick or club. You may also be interested in the history of the golf ball and golf clubs.

Here are some key moments in the history of the game of golf.

1618	The feather golf ball or 'Featherie' was introduced
1848	The gutta-percha golf ball was invented
1880s	Golf bags first came into use
1898	Coburn Haskell introduced the one-piece rubber cored ball
1905	The first time a dimple pattern was applied to a golf ball
1908	club head made with grooves for more backspin
about 1925	Steel golf club shafts were introduced in the US
1939	the maximum of 14 clubs in a bag rule was introduced
1951	the center shafted putter, was legalized
about 1962	The first powered golf car appeared, invented by Merlin L. Halvorson.
1963	The casting method of manufacturing clubs heads was introduced
1972	Spalding introduced the first two piece ball, the Executive.
1973	the graphite shaft was introduced
1991	Big Bertha oversized wood which was introduced