That's an interesting theory. But provided the fact that the oldest written reference of Golf was in the 15th century and that the English language of this time was probably very different from today's English I have my doubts :-) Some say it's a word borrowed from the ancient Dutch word 'kolv' (= club, bat). Dunno if any variation of that word still is in use in current Dutch, however Golf has become timeless :-)
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Joe Copeland <[email protected]> wrote: > Ever hear the story about how golf got its name? When the Scots invented > it, it was a pastime for men only. The clubhouses had signs Gent Only, > Ladies Forbidden. At least, that's the story being told. > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:47 AM, asc490 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Scots wear kilts and Scots invented golf. We just gotta love this people >> for this combination ;-) >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Joe Copeland <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:30 PM >> Subject: [omnisport:22421] Omni Guys 04-26-13 >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Enjoy! >> >> >> -- >> >> Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "omnisport" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "omnisport" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > > Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
