Early Golf History Part 1: Is Golf Really Scottish?
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English - July 08, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB - ★★★★ - 148 ratingsSports longform golf sports interview Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Where did golf come from? The easy answer to that question is "Scotland," but the historical record isn't quite so clear. Going back to the 1300s, surviving documents and drawings suggest the story is more complicated than we thought. This week, we're investigating the earliest origins of the game, and asking where it truly originated.