Spring Golfers Golfing On 17th Hole On History Visit To Old Golf Course St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland Spring short 4K travel video clip of golfers on the 17th Hole on the Old Golf Course on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to St Andrews, Fife. Known as the road hole the 17th at St Andrews is arguably the most famous hole in the world. The risky play down the right earns a much better angle into the green with a drive down the left side bringing the deep Road Bunker into play to the left of the green. A over hit approach brings a road-and a stone wall-will likely into play.. The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the " home of golf " because the sport was first played on the Links at St Andrews in the early 1400s. Members played on what would become the Old Course, but because it was the only course St Andrews had, it was not yet known as the Old Course. Golf was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland until in 1457, when King James II of Scotland banned golf because he felt that young men were playing too much golf instead of practising their archery. The ban was held by the following kings of Scotland until 1502, when King James IV became a golfer himself and decided to remove the ban on golf. One of the first recorded golf clubs, which has become the Royal and Ancient, was formed here in 1754. The reduction of the game from 22 holes to 18 holes occurred here in 1764. Officially, the Scottish winter runs from the 21st of December through to the 20th March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day, All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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