Who created golf? It’s a surprisingly tricky question to answer, but the sport can be traced back to medieval Scotland, where its popularity took root.

The game of golf, with roots stretching back centuries, holds a surprising array of little-known facts and historical oddities. From the evolution of its equipment to unexpected lunar play, these ...

The sport of golf, which seemed like such a staple in Britain in the 1600s and early 1700s, slowly faded in the latter 1700s. The Industrial Revolution was about to blossom, towns were expanding, and ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Golf holes cut through the soaring hills outside of Gullane, Scotland, acting as nature’s billboard, advertising to links golf ...

Founding members of Seminole Golf Club included E.F. “Ned” Hutton, who wintered on the island with his cereal-heiress wife, Marjorie Merriweather Post, in their 1927-completed estate, Mar-a-Lago.

Danny Holcomb, a member of the Society of Hickory Golfers, shows off his pre-1930s hickory golf clubs. Katie Adkins for The Athletic “Swing smooth.” That was Bruce Markwardt’s only advice. I was ...