the term fore in golf originated in scottish invention.
the term fore in golf originated in scottish invention.
where did the term fore in golf originated?
scottish invention
in 1961, australian michael alpers conducted extensive field studies among the fore accompanied by anthropologist shirley lindenbaum. their historical research suggested the epidemic may have originated around 1900 from a single individual who lived on the edge of fore territory and who is thought to have spontaneously developed some form of creutzfeldt–jakob disease. alpers and lindenbaum's research conclusively demonstrated that kuru spread easily and rapidly in the fore people due to their endocannibalistic funeral practices, in which relatives consumed the bodies of the deceased to return the "life force" of the deceased to the hamlet, a fore societal subunit. corpses of family members were often buried for days, then exhumed once the corpses were infested with maggots, at which point the corpse would be dismembered and served with the maggots as a side dish.
kuru (disease)
the modern game of golf originated in scotland, with the fife town of st andrews known internationally as the "home of golf". and to many golfers the old course, an ancient links course dating to before 1574, is considered to be a site of pilgrimage. in 1764, the standard 18 hole golf course was created at st andrews when members modified the course from 22 to 18 holes. golf is documented as being played on musselburgh links, east lothian, scotland as early as 2 march 1672, which is certified as the oldest golf course in the world by guinness world records. the oldest known "rules of golf" were compiled in march 1744 in leith. the oldest golf tournament in the world, and the first major championship in golf, the open championship, first took place in ayrshire, scotland in 1860, and today it is played on the weekend of the third friday in july. golf's first superstar harry vardon, a member of the fabled great triumvirate who were pioneers of the modern game, won the open a record six times. since the 2010s, three northern irish golfers have had major success; graeme mcdowell, darren clarke and four time major winner rory mcilroy. the biennial golf competition, the ryder cup, is named after english businessman samuel ryder who sponsored the event and donated the trophy. sir nick faldo is the most successful british ryder cup player.
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