How Did Golf get Started?

How did golf get started? Who started it? When did it become a sport?
Well I think we have to thanks the Scots for making the sport, but in 1457 King James II of Scotland banned the stick and ball game as it was keeping his archers from their work. But was is really the Scottish who invented the sport?    

The USGA Museum has something to say about it:

"While many Scots firmly maintain that golf evolved from a family of stick-and-ball games widely practiced throughout the British Isles during the Middle Ages, considerable evidence suggests that the game derived from stick-and-ball games that were played in France, Germany and the Low Countries."

As there are many countries with evidence that traces back to the orgin of golf, no one will really ever know who invented the game and Golf grew out of games that were played in many different parts of Europe. One significance about the Scots is, is that they made the ball going into the hole the object of the game.  When Golf was getting started, they only had 5 - 7 holes. Today we have the standard 18 holes, which used to vary from 22 holes to ten or more holes. But in 1858 golf was set to 18 holes. Stroke play was introduced to the golf in 1759.  What were the clubs like?  The club heads were made from wood and the balls were made with feathers hand sewn with leather. Irons were then introduced with hand - forged iron.   

For More information visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf

Women's Golf

Golf was always known as a mans sport. There is a saying that Golf stands for "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden".  Men always say that they want to go have a good time without any girls bothering them. They also do not want us women to slow them down. When your a girl and your going to play a round or practice your game, there are always eyes on you. There are very few women who do play golf, but there is just something that makes you stand out. 

Women's golf all got started in 1542, when Mary Queen of Scotland took her military cadets out to caddie for her as she would play some golf. Golf for women gained momentum in the early 20th century after WWII when Babe Didrickson became a popular female golfer. In 1950, The LPGA was formed. (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Babe Didrickson-Zaharias, Patty Berg and Louise Suggs are just a few ladies that were at the top in the beginning of golf. The first women to earn One million $Dollars$ was Kerrie Webb in the year of 1996.

Who formed the LPGA?  There were 13 women who formed the LPGA. 

- Alice Bauer
- Patty Berg
- Bettye Danoff
- Helen Detweiler
- Marlene Bauer Hagge
- Helen Hicks
- Opal Hill
- Betty Jameson
- Sally Sessions
- Marilynn Smith
- Shirley Spork
- Louise Suggs
- Babe Zaharias

The LPGA's annual major championships are:

- Kraft Nabisco Championship

- Wegmans LPGA Championship

- U.S. Women's Open

- Ricoh Women's British Open

* Last year the total amount of money that was to be won was Forty - One Million $Dollars$. Women's golf is now one of the top ranked sports in the world. It has grown hugely over the past 60 years and is continuing to grow as we speak. Many young girls are getting into the sport and many Older women also pick up the sport. It is a sport we can do for the rest of our lives. Why Not try it?   

More Info at: 
http://www.lpga.com/

James Lepp

James Lepp: 

About James: James Lepp was born on November 19th, 1983. He was born and raised in Abbotsford British Columbia and he attended M.E.I. He then continued onto The University of Illinois and then UDUB (University of Washington). In 2005 he won the NCAA Division 1 Championship and he was the first Canadian to do so. He turned professional in 2006 and continued on in 2007 to win an event on the Canadian Tour. He is the creator of Kikkor Golf. 

Amateur Wins: 

- 2002 British Columbia Amateur
- 2003 British Columbia Amateur
- 2004 Pacific Coast Amateur, British Columbia Amateur
- 2005 NCAA Division I Championship, British Columbia Amateur




Professional Wins: 

- 2003 Greater Vancouver Classic (as an amateur)
- 2007 Greater Vancouver Charity Classic

* James is also at the moment participating on the Big Break: Greenbrier. We are Rooting for you James :) * 

More Info on James & Kikkor Golf:
http://www.kikkor.com/Whats-the-Kikkor

Lexi Thompson

Lexi Thompson: 



         Alexis Thompson was born on February 10th, 1995 and she is ranked #24 in the world. When she was only twelve years old she qualified for the U.S Women's open and turned professional when she was only fifteen years old. September 18th, 2011 was the day that Lexi set a new record as she won an LPGA tournament at only sixteen years old. She resides in Florida and stands at a whopping six feet tall! Lexi has two brothers who also are competitive golfers. Their names are Curtis and Nicholas.  These are a few of Lexi's stats:






 Amateur: 
- 2007 second round, U.S. Girls' Junior
- 2007 quarterfinalist, U.S. Women's Amateur
- 2008 Won - U.S. Girls' Junior (final 5 & 4 over Karen Chung)
- 2009 third round, U.S. Girls' Junior
- 2009 semifinalist, U.S. Women's Amateur

Professional: 

- 2010	Navistar LPGA, Prattville	First-year pro, 15, opened 69-68-68	T16
- 2011	Avnet Classic, Mobile	16-year-old tied for third-round lead before final-round 78	T19
- 2011	Navistar LPGA, Prattville	First-time winner was youngest LPGA winner ever	1
- 2012	Mobile Bay LPGA, Mobile	Shot 66-65 on weekend, finished one behind Stacy Lewis	2

More Info on Lexi at:  http://www.lexithompson.com/

What is Golf?

         Golf is a ball and club sport which when playing, requires a series of different clubs to get the ball a certain distance. For one round of golf, there are eighteen holes to play. Each hole has a certain par. Par is the pre - determined number of strokes in which a zero handicap golfer should complete on a hole and the final score of the round. It is the key component of the play. The handicap of a golfer is the average amount of strokes they shoot over par for each round. Golf is one of the few sports in which it does not require a standardized playing area such as a sport like basketball. Golf is played on a course with different hazards around the greens and fairways. Each hole must consist of a tee box (Where you hit your first shot on the hole) and a green. (A green is where the hole is)

When playing in a golf tournament, the objective of the game is to shoot par. But what you really want is to shoot the lowest number of strokes.

Here are some interesting Facts about Golf:

        

-       Golf originated in the 15^th century in Scotland.

-       Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair.

-       Only 14 clubs allowed in a bag.

-       Only 4 Albatrosses have ever been recorded. (4 under par on one hole)

-       The longest putt ever was as long as 114 meters.

-       The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

More Info at: 
http://www.golf.com/