This article is about the sport of golf. For other meanings, see Golf (disambiguation). Putting can also refer to shot put.

Golf (gowf in Scots) is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. It is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

Golf originated in Scotland and has been played for at least five centuries in the British Isles. The oldest course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh. Golf, in essentially the form we know it today, has been played on Scotland's Musselburgh Links since 1672, and earlier versions of the game had been played in the British Isles and the low-countries of Northern Europe for several centuries before that. Although often viewed as an elite pastime, golf is an increasingly popular sport that can be played for one's entire life.

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Hiding out isn't helping Tiger's image: Or even the golf business. He was in the image business. Both W.. http://bit.ly/77aFik
GolfTourNews (PGA Golf) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:13:16 -0000
Hiding out isn't helping Tiger's image: Or even the golf business. He was in the image business. Both W.. http://bit.ly/77aFik
Golf telecasts may see less green without Woods: But NBC has the US Open, while ESPN carries the British Open, whic... http://bit.ly/7rk87f
soldfast4u (Dale Dyer) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:13:13 -0000
Golf telecasts may see less green without Woods: But NBC has the US Open, while ESPN carries the British Open, whic... http://bit.ly/7rk87f
RT @GolfGolfing: [Golf Golfing] Golf 101 Tips » Buying the Best Clubs for Beginners http://bit.ly/5Ii5e6
MinnesotaPGA (MinnesotaPGA) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:13:12 -0000
RT @GolfGolfing: [Golf Golfing] Golf 101 Tips » Buying the Best Clubs for Beginners http://bit.ly/5Ii5e6
@GirlOnMission Uh hmm - I reckon your real perty - :) How is golf working out?
NorsU (NorsU) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:13:07 -0000
@GirlOnMission Uh hmm - I reckon your real perty - :) How is golf working out?
Tiger Woods update: More reaction from PGA players and the golf world: Examiner.com AP / Rob Griffith December .. http://bit.ly/4ywwLb
GolfTourNews (PGA Golf) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:13:01 -0000
Tiger Woods update: More reaction from PGA players and the golf world: Examiner.com AP / Rob Griffith December .. http://bit.ly/4ywwLb
Mike Trico needs to stick to calling golf and leave the football to the pros like Al Michaels!!!
RadioChampion (Brian Amlani) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:12:59 -0000
Mike Trico needs to stick to calling golf and leave the football to the pros like Al Michaels!!!

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