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27 September 2011 Golf<br />
6<br />
60c Golf glove 60c Presidents Cup 60c Golf shoes $1.65 Club $2.35 Clubs<br />
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS<br />
The history associated with the<br />
Royal Melbourne Golf Club Inc.<br />
can be seen in the background<br />
image of the minisheet.<br />
1707013 First day cover (minisheet)<br />
, In many countries golf is regarded as an elite sport, particularly<br />
as golf courses require expanses of land, often in urban areas.<br />
In <strong>Australia</strong> plentiful space and our sporting culture has<br />
ensured a strong following of the sport.<br />
Both the <strong>Australia</strong>n Golf Club in Sydney and the Royal<br />
Melbourne Golf Club can lay claim to being the oldest golf<br />
club in the country. While the <strong>Australia</strong>n was founded in 1882,<br />
it did not operate between 1888 and 1895. Royal Melbourne,<br />
although founded later on in 1891, has been in continuous<br />
operation, making it the longest functioning club.<br />
Despite their longevity, neither club can claim to be the oldest<br />
golf course in <strong>Australia</strong>. The Bothwell course in Tasmania was<br />
established in 1839, and may well have been the fi rst golf<br />
course in the Southern Hemisphere. The fi rst game was played<br />
there by Scotsman Alexander Reid, who brought with him from<br />
Scotland clubs and the standard golf balls of the day called<br />
“featheries”. These were bull hide balls stuffed with feathers<br />
and introduced as early as the 17th century to replace wooden<br />
golf balls. The Bothwell Golf Club was formally established in<br />
1902 and is still in operation.<br />
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