| Golf is a very ancient sport, but you should know | | | | first one being inaugurated in 1893, thanks to |
| that its development followed the lines of the | | | | Charles Blair MacDonald. In fact, there had never |
| development of the British Empire. This | | | | been an eighteen holes court in the United States |
| development brought this sport to Northern | | | | of America before. Then, there were more and |
| America, to New Zealand, to India and South | | | | more golf courts, some more impressive than |
| Africa, as well as towards the East. Wherever | | | | others, but they all contributed to the |
| there was British domination, there was golf, too. | | | | development of the game which has so many |
| Pau was the first city to host a golf club, which | | | | fans today. What is the most impressive is the |
| was founded in 1856. The first golf club which | | | | fact that in the end, the United States of America |
| wasn't in Britain was the one in Calcutta, which | | | | turned to be richer in golf courts than Great |
| was founded in 1829. Then, there was the one in | | | | Britain itself and this was quite an unusual thing |
| Ceylon, in 1842 and the Adelaide one in Australia, | | | | given the origins of this sport. |
| which was founded in 1870. The next golf clubs | | | | Golf has a lot of fans nowadays, over fifty-five |
| appeared in New Zealand and in South Africa in | | | | million people choosing this activity for their |
| 1885. | | | | weekends, for their working hours and for |
| When this sport was introduced in the United | | | | socializing with other people with high standards |
| States of America, it knew a rapid and a very | | | | and who act like gentlemen and who like style and |
| safe development. The most important golf | | | | the calmness of this sport. |
| courts were in Southampton and in Chicago, the | | | | |