10 Interesting Things That You Probably Didn't Know About Golf

Ever since golf was popularized across the Scottish meadows and the royal parks of the British Empire, it has gradually climbed into the good books of people the world over. For that reason, here we bring to you top ten interesting things that you probably didn't know about the game of golf: 

1. From centuries, the game of golf has been a favorite sport of kings and royal families in Britain, but did you how much the Americans also fancy the game? Golf has always been a favorite sport of American Presidents like Woodrow Wilson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama.         

2.The first golf balls ever made were carved out of wood, which was engineered with goose feathers molded in a cow hide.

3. Jack Nicklaus holds the record for winning the masters as the youngest plus the oldest golf player at the age of 23 and 46.

4.   The longest golf drive is 515 yards by Mike Austin 1974.

5. Playing golf for an hour can burn around 450 calories, which is approximately equal to a work out of 2.3 miles jogging.

6.   In 1975, when Coby Orr was only five, he sunk a hole in one shot and became the youngest player to ever do that.

7.   A cute little professional golfing ball has nearly 336 dimples. That’s too cute to play with.

8. The first golf tournament telecasted on television was the Tam O’Shanter World Championship in 1953.

9. Popular among the Americans, the game earns nearly $600 million only from golf balls in the sold in the States.

10. The Par 77 International Golf Club in Massachusetts is presently the longest golf course in the world with a total area of 8,325 yards.