Ponders Issue 27

PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER
30TH ANNIVERSARY SPORTS BASH
POOL’S OUT & SHADES IN
The second half of 2022 will see the Olympic
Swimming Pool in a shining new light … or
rather, to shade out the light. We are installing
Shades over the pool - all for the comfort of
swimmers to keep out the direct glare and rays
of the sun.
Therefore the pool will be closed from 4-7
July, and from 11-31 July 2022.
We apologize for any inconveniences. (Artist impression from the Top)
THE HISTORY OF GOLF
“Golf is an exercise which is much used by a gentleman in Scotland……A man would live 10 years
the longer for using this exercise once or twice a week.”
- Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745 – 1813)
Golf originated from a game
played on the eastern coast
of Scotland, close to the royal
capital of Edinburgh. In those
early days players would attempt
to hit a pebble over sand dunes
and around tracks using a
bent stick or club. It was later
banned by King James II after
many became too enthusiastic
with the sport, causing neglect
in their military training.
In 1502 the game gained the
royal seal of approval when King
James IV of Scotland (1473 -1513)
became the world’s first golfing
monarch, where its popularity
quickly spread throughout 16th
century Europe. The game of golf
officially became a sport when
the Gentlemen Golfers of Leith
formed the first club in 1744.
The first ever 18-hole course
was constructed at St Andrews
in 1764, establishing the now
recognised standard for the
game. King William IV honoured
the club with the title ‘Royal
& Ancient’ in 1834, and it was
established as the world’s
premier golf club.
At this time golfers were using
hand-crafted wooden clubs
usually made from beech with
shafts of ash or hazel, and balls
were made from compressed
feathers wrapped in a stitched
horse hide.
by Ben Johnson
(Source: https://www.historic-uk.com)