A Good Walk Ruined: The History of Golf

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Sep 29, 202650:13Society & Culture

The history of golf is a bit muddled, but once it was truly born in Scotland, it started the beginning of lifelong obsessions for people dumb enough to pick up a club and give it a try. Learn all about the early history...

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