Here are some interesting
facts about the game of golf facts.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
The longest put in history was
measured at 140 feet and 2 3/4 inches on the 18th hole at St. Andrews
golf course it was shot by Bob Cook on October 1, 1976.
There are 11 000 golf courses in
North America.
There are over 50 million golfers
in the world.
American's spend more than 600
million dollars on golf balls every year.
The Longest Hole in the World is
the 7th hole of the Sano Course, at the Satsuki Golf Club, in Japan. Its a
huge 909 yards from the tee box to the hole. It is a par 7.
The chances of making two
holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.
Golf was actually invented in
Japan.
In Japan they use plastic golf
balls.
The putter is the most-used club in golf.
Putters generally come in three styles of club head, and
three varieties of lengths. Club heads can be a traditional blade, a heel-toe
club head, or a mallet club head.
Initially golf balls were made out
of wood. After that they were made out of leather which was stuffed with
feathers. Very different from ours today hey.
Of all the golfers in Canada, 71%
golfers are male, 29% are female.
There are more recreational golfers
per capita in Canada than any other country in the world.
There are three golf balls on the
moon.
Tiger Woods was introduced to golf
at nine months of age by his father.
The world's first ever golf tournament for women was held
on New Year's Day 1811 at Musselburgh.
The most holes-in-one in a career
is 68 by Harry Lee Bonner from 1967 to 1985.