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| St Andrew's Golf Club in 1930 |
Scotland was always under threat of invasion in medieval times. To build their army for protection, they started training males at age 12 with archery being the skill they needed for battle. It is a skill that needs to be practiced every day or it will be lost.
But instead of practicing their archery skills, Scotland's citizens preferred spending their free time playing golf and football, their archery skills were put aside.
In 1457, King James II, fearing his army would be unskilled, banned both games and they stayed banned until King James IV lifted it in 1503.
Future kings were avid golfers so the game came back into vogue in the 1600s and in 1860 the game was spread around the world beginning with the British Open. You can read more about the history of golf here.
https://digital.nls.uk/golf-in-scotland/banned/index.html
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But instead of practicing their archery skills, Scotland's citizens preferred spending their free time playing golf and football, their archery skills were put aside.
In 1457, King James II, fearing his army would be unskilled, banned both games and they stayed banned until King James IV lifted it in 1503.
Future kings were avid golfers so the game came back into vogue in the 1600s and in 1860 the game was spread around the world beginning with the British Open. You can read more about the history of golf here.
https://digital.nls.uk/golf-in-scotland/banned/index.html
Please tell your friends about our blog. Thank you.
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