Do you want to learn about golf in a unique way?
I guarantee you’ll be astounded after learning these fascinating golf facts. You may not be aware of them, and you may not be aware of some fascinating golf history, which is why we are here to inform you and provide you with some golf trivia.
Let’s get to know them.
1: Tactu Golf Club in Peru, at 14,335 feet above sea level, was the world’s highest golf course.
2: In 1974, the longest golf drive ever recorded was made.
3: Approximately 125,000 balls are hit into the water of the renowned 17th hole at Sawgrass each year.
4: The Scott Base Golf Club in Antarctica is the world’s most southerly golf club.
5: Celine Dion is the owner of the Le Mirage Golf Club in Quebec.
6: PGA Tour players are responsible for their own travel expenditures (top golfers are covered by sponsors)
7: In golf, the name “green” solely refers to the area of the course, not the color.
8: Tiger Woods, the most well-known golfer in the world, has won over $100 million in prize money. With a net worth of about $800 million, he is now the world’s richest golfer.
9: Originally, golf balls were constructed of wood.
10: The Open Championship, which began in 1860, is the oldest golf competition in the world.
11: Lou Kretlow holds the record for the longest hole-in-one, which he completed in 1961 over a 427-yard course. Kretlow started out as a baseball player and had a lot of success. After hanging up his gloves, he became a professional golfer. We can’t conceive of a worse way to spend our golden years.
12: One of the few sports played on the moon was golf. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. played golf on the moon using a 6-iron! This is a golf fact that we can all be proud of!
