In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
What...
There's no way this can be true.
And why is that?
Sounded really obscure to me, so I did a little bit of research:
SORRY TO RUIN YOUR "FACT"!Quote:
The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf."
Shrug wasn't my fact I just collect them from random sites. Thats the good thing about the internet you never know whats true. It does appear you are right from the other internet things I read this does appear to be false.
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp