British and American golfers once played with different-sized golf balls?
For much of the mid-20th century, golfers in the UK and the United States did not play with the same size ball. British golfers traditi...
Did you know that: Early golf had no standard number of clubs?
Golfers in the early days of the game carried whatever clubs they believed would help them play better. There was no official limit, an...
The first golf clubs were handcrafted?
Every early golf club was individually made by skilled craftsmen using hardwoods such as ash, beech, apple or pear. No two clubs were e...
One new golf ball changed the game forever?
The introduction of the gutta-percha ball – or “guttie” – in 1848 revolutionized golf. Made from the dried sap of the Malaysian sapodil...
Early golfers played with feather-filled balls?
Before rubber golf balls existed, players used "featheries"—small leather pouches tightly packed with boiled goose feathers. They were ...
