2006-09-27 15:32:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Golf
That's just how it came about.
Originally there were 11 holes at the Old Course in St. Andrews, and a full round was 22 - playing them forwards, and then playing them backwards. After a while, it was decided that the some of the holes were a bit short, and so they were merged, lowering the number to 9.
The forwards-backwards practise is why the Old Course has so many shared greens.
2006-09-27 22:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Morgy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The origin of golf is open to debate among Chinese, French, Dutch and Scottish. Golf was mentioned on February 26 in the year 1297 for the first time in Holland in a city called Loenen aan de Vecht. Here the Dutch played a game with a stick and leather ball. He who hit the ball in a target several hundreds of meters away the least number of times, won. However, golf is generally regarded to be a Scottish invention
2006-09-28 13:19:36 · answer #2 · answered by kendo2_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Andrews in
1858, a senior member pointed out that it takes exactly 18 shots to
polish off a fifth of Scotch. By limiting himself to only one shot of
Scotch per hole, the Scot figured a round of golf was finished when the
Scotch ran out.
2006-09-27 23:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by Doug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Same people who go to the 19th hole after 18.
2006-09-28 16:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by jotray2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robin Williams has an explanation:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDl4z8cQVLc
(WARNING: Adult Language -- don't view if under age or easily offended)
2006-09-28 20:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by Greg V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋