Pertinax Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 A small piece in the British "Daily Mail" claims golf-like games were invented in China several hundred years prior to its development in Scotland. Illustrations in ancient manuscripts show gentlemen using "golf like " clubs to smite a small ball. This is dissapointing in many ways given the games apparent Mongol heritage , I would have expected a small skull rather than a ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Oh, don't be disappointed, who's to say what kind of "ball" it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Is "golf" really something in which to take pride? I always found it a rather silly excuse for a sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Is "golf" really something in which to take pride? I always found it a rather silly excuse for a sport. Â It's fun to play ! More social than a lot of sports too I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I forgot to mention that it is also suggested by Chinese folklorists and historians that skiing is also a Chinese invention in response to the biting Bejing winter.Now thats a bit more exciting than whacking a small ball into a rabbit hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I've heard tell that the Chinese also invented inventing first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rameses the Great Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 (edited) Golf, very boring to wath but not too painful to play. If you guys are looking for a raise, for example, take your boss golfing. Edited April 30, 2006 by Rameses the Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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