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OCTOBER 2020 31 DeCordova Bend Estates LIFE

ladies golf association news

just the golf facts

l The highest golf course in the world was Tactu Golf Club in Peru, which was l In the world, there are over 34,000 golf courses.
14,335 ft above sea level. l Modern-day golf was invented during the year 1457 in Scotland. South Florida
l The longest ever recorded drive in golf was in 1974. golf courses came much later
l Roughly 125,000 balls a year are hit into the water of the 17th hole at the fa- l Golf was banned three times for years after it was invented because the
mous 17th hole at Sawgrass. Scottish government believed it interfered with military training.
l Scott Base Golf Club in Antarctica is the most southerly golf club in the world. l Almost 80% of golfers will never have a handicap under 18.
l Le Mirage Golf Club in Quebec is owned by Singer, Celine Dion. l The average golfer has a 12,500 to 1 chance of making a hole-in-one. Tell
l PGA Tour professionals pay their own travel expenses (top golfers are covered that to all of the patrons at the South Florida golf courses right now!
by sponsors) l The standard golf course is 18 holes, but the first recorded 18-hole course
l The term ‘Green’ in golf only refers to the area of the golf course and not the was located on a sheep farm in Illinois. It is still open for business but reduced to
color. just nine holes today.
l Tiger Woods, the biggest household name in golf, has racked up over $100 l Golf is an excellent workout that burns calories while promoting greater muscle
million in prize winnings to date. Thus making him the richest golfer in the world mass. According to the health and fitness website ShapeFit.com, a typical 190-
with a net worth of almost $800 million. pound golfer will burn 431 calories per hour — assuming he or she is walking
l Golf balls were originally made of wood. across the course instead of riding a golf cart.
l The oldest golf tournament in the world is the Open Championship which was l Two-time is not the charm on the green. The chances of making two
founded in 1860. holes-in-one in a single round of golf are one in 67 million!
l The record for the longest hole in one belongs to Lou Kretlow, who achieved l The first-ever golf balls were made of thin leather, stuffed with
a hole-in-one at a 427-yard course in 1961. Kretlow was originally a baseball player goose feathers. ‘Feather balls’ were used up until 1848 when they were
and enjoyed much success. He only became a professional golfer after hanging replaced with the ‘Guttie’ ball, named
up his gloves. We can certainly think of worse ways to enjoy retirement. for the rubber-like sap of the
l Golf was one of the only sports played on the moon. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. Gutta tree, found in the tropics.
used a 6-iron to play golf on the moon! This is a fact about golf we should all be l If you walked all eighteen
proud of! holes instead of riding in a golf
l Babe Zaharias is the only female to have made the cut in a male PGA Tour cart, you would walk
event. approximately four miles.