| Did you ever wonder how golf balls came into | | | | tree most commonly found in Malaysia. This |
| existence? The original "ball" was a small stone | | | | material is naturally hard but becomes soft and |
| that the players hit with sticks into rabbit holes. | | | | impressible at the temperature of boiling water. |
| Then someone had the bright idea of sewing | | | | The Gutta was made soft and then rolled out on |
| several pieces of leather together to form a | | | | a table and then formed into a ball and allowed to |
| pouch that was turned inside out and stuffed with | | | | harden. Because of the substance from which it is |
| goose or chicken feathers. Once the pouch was | | | | made, this new ball was simply called the Gutta. |
| full, it was sewn closed and pounded into a sphere | | | | Then there came the hand hammered ball, the |
| shape. Then several layers of paint were put on it | | | | same thing as the Gutta only it was hammered |
| to seal it. These soft balls, called the Feathery, | | | | to form a divoted ball which had a better flight |
| were rather expensive, but they served the | | | | path than the feathery or the Gutta. |
| purpose and were durable enough to be hit with | | | | In 1898, a golfer in Cleveland, OH developed a |
| clubs by players of all strengths and sizes. | | | | golf ball made from rubber. This particular ball was |
| In 1848, a new ball was created, which was more | | | | popular for a while but soon became a nuisance |
| durable and resistant to water. It also flew better. | | | | and people went back to using hand hammered |
| This new ball was made from Gutta-Percha, an | | | | balls because they had better flight trajectory. |
| evaporated milky juice or latex produced from a | | | | |