BIRDIE N EAGLE

How did the terms ’birdie’ and ’eagle’ come into golf?
The term ’birdie’ originated in the United States in 1899. H.B. Martin’s Fifty Years of American Golf contains an account of a foursomes match played at the Atlantic City (N.J.) CC. One of the players, Ab Smith relates, "My ball... came to rest within six inches of the cup. I said ’That was a bird of a shot... I suggest that when one of us plays a hole in one under par he receives double compensation.’ The other two agreed and we began right away, just as soon as the next one came, to call it a ’birdie." In 19th-century American slang, ’bird’ referred to anyone or anything excellent or wonderful.
By analogy with ’birdie,’ the term ’eagle’ soon thereafter became common to refer to a score one better than a ’bird.’ Also by analogy, the term ’albatross’ stands for double eagle—an even bigger eagle!

Golf History

GOLF HISTORY

What is the origin of the word ’golf?’
The word ’golf’ is not an acronym for anything. Rather, it derives linguistically from the Dutch word ’kolf’ or ’kolve,’ meaning quite simply ’club.’ In the Scottish dialect of the late 14th or early 15th century, the Dutch term became ’goff’ or ’gouff,’ and only later in the 16th century ’golf.’
The linguistic connections between the Dutch and Scottish terms are but one reflection of what was a very active trade industry between the Dutch ports and the ports on the east coast of Scotland from the 14th through 17th centuries.

Some scholars suggest that the Dutch game of ’kolf,’ played with a stick and ball on frozen canals in the wintertime, was brought by the Dutch sailors to the east coast of Scotland, where it was transferred on to the public linkslands and eventually became the game we know today.

PENGENALAN..

Golfer Tegar Club telah ditubuhkan secara tidak sengaja oleh kaki-kaki golf yang  boleh di gelar  golfer tegar kerana minat dan hampir keseluruhan tumpuan ahli-ahlinya adalah terhadap golf semata.YES!ITS ALL ABOUT GOLF!hujan panas tidak langsung melemahkan semangat mereka untuk memukul bola yang sebutir itu..Alahai..tapi itulah engkorang tak tahu seni bermain golf..indahnya main golf ni bolehle diterjemahkan seperti keindahan korang mula-mula jatuh cinta ngan awek.......tidur malam tak nyenyak,rindu-rinduan,sehari tak jumpa jadi tak ketahuan..lau nak pengalaman merasainya apakata korang try main golf bagi yang bukan golfer la..golfer2 ni semua penah rasa dah kenikmatan musim bunga2 cinta golf ni.Tujuan club ni ditubuhkan adalah untuk mengeratkan lagi perhubungan sesama golfer,disamping untuk mengadakan aktiviti secara beramai2.Berjemaah kan dapat pahala lebih..he..he..(jgn marah  aaa..)