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2006-07-09 19:36:40 · 7 answers · asked by czar 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Before the creation of dictionaries, there was no standardised spelling of any given word. People wrote words phonetically. Goff, gowf, golf, goif, gof, gowfe, gouff and golve have all been found in documents in Scotland.
Most people believe the old word 'gowfe' was the most common term, pronounced 'gouf'.
One of the most common misconceptions is that the word GOLF is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. This at least is definitely not true.
2006-07-09 19:39:47 · answer #1 · answered by The Shockwave 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many think it's "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden." Wouldn't men like to think that? Actually it's Dutch. The original word was "kolf" or a like word, then went to "gouf" by the scots and eventually "golf."
2006-07-09 19:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Axo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Game Of Life's Phylosophy
2006-07-09 20:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by PHIG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's NOT "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden," if that's the answer you think is right. Comes from the Scottish word "gouf." Also from middle Dutch "colf," which means "stick" or "club."
2006-07-10 04:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golf
[15th century. Origin uncertain: perhaps from Dutch kolf “club.”]
2006-07-10 00:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flog spelled backwards
2006-07-09 19:40:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scotland !
2006-07-09 19:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by Moni P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋