The Origin of the word 'golf' This is the most common question I get asked. It is not, as is widely supposed, an acronym for 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden'! Here's the story:
The word 'golf' is recorded as long ago as 1457, in the statutes of the Scottish Parliament, when the sport was banned because it interfered with archery practice. The word was also spelled 'gowf', reflecting the way the Scots pronounced it. Some say the word derives from an Old Dutch or Old German word 'kolb, kolven' meaning club, clubs.
its similar to the rumor that serfs needed a certificate 'Fornication Under the Consent of King' to get married and have sex...again...not true
