dimanche 29 avril 2018

The Humble Beginnings Of Golf And Golf Course Irrigation

By Jerry Ward


In nature, having competition is a very real and natural thing. To compete is to survive as many animals for the same food and resources to keep themselves going and keep living. This is true for human beings as well. In all walks of a persons life, it is a competition. Whether its to find a job or to get top honors in college, many people live their lives through competing with each other.

Because of mans competitive nature and desire to perform and win, the ancient world had created a way for men to best each other. These sort of events is what would eventually become a test bed for games and in the modern world, would be called sports. A sport known as golf would eventually be made and along with it, golf course irrigation.

When playing golf, players will uses different clubs to knock a ball into an area that has holes. This must be done with the fewest strokes as possible as having more could mean that points earned is less. The sport itself is quite different from other ball games liker basketball and football, were fields and courts are stable.

The game at its highest point, have players progress through a total of 18 holes. But if playing for just fun and recreations is smaller at usually 9 holes in a minimum. Each holes have a tee box to start and are putting green that has an actual hole.

To achieve victory in golf is again, a pretty simple but hard thing to accomplish. The goal is get through all holes whilst having the fewest amount of strokes than everybody else. The calculations must be exact and great accuracy is generally required in order to succeeded various hazards are also laid out for a player and to win, these must be overcome.

The game is said to have originated way back in medieval Scotland. The people of Scotland claim this honor due to the etymology of golf came from a Scottish word that is translated today as club or something to hit with. The game was not widely accepted though, as it has been banned for a number of times because soldiers would be distracted and not practice archery.

The ban was eventually lifted in 1603 as an Scottish king that came managed to succeed England throne was noted to play the game with fellows. There is also records that show the it was introduced to British colonies by the immigrants that where shipped out to these colonies and have settled in America and other colonies the British had at that time.

When the 19th century came around, and new things came with it. By this time new balls were made in order to make it more durable and so that it can last much longer when it is hit. Clubs were also refined so that it will becomes harder and does not snap upon impact. This also helps the ball get into a farther distance then before.

The advancements in sports had improved a lot through the passage of time. Each century showed a different progress in the sport. Thanks to all this, golf has become a very popular activity to do and many play it on weekends and with other people.




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