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Phoenix Golf Courses Part 2

Phoenix makes a great destination for your next vacation, especially if you enjoy the sport of golf. You can find discount Phoenix golf available online, making it much more affordable to play your favorite game often. Book your Phoenix city golf tee times online, and you will have the opportunity to select from early morning to twilight times, so that you can play whenever you want at your convenience.


If you are a visitor to Phoenix, the city has a long history that starts back in as early as 700 A.D. A Native American group called the Hohokam lived in the area and created irrigation canals, which made the land suitable for

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agriculture and livestock. Later European inhabitants would build upon the canal system implemented by the Hohokam, and bring even more water to the area, which aided in the cotton and citrus farming that was popular at the time. The city of Phoenix was incorporated in 1881, and became the state capital of Arizona in 1912.


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Golf History - A Female Perspective

Ladies, the next time you grab your clubs and head out to the golf course for your weekly foursome, take a moment to reflect on the amazing contributions that women in golf have made throughout history. The contributions were not only to the game itself, but to your “right” to play this sport which was once reserved for men only.


Our first tip of the hat goes to Mary Queen of Scots who in 1552, despite being a woman, was allowed to play golf anytime she cared to. History credits Her Royal Highness with coining the term “Caddy” which was a derivative of the her favorite word for these indispensable golf helpers who she called “Cadets”. It should also

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be noted that it was during her reign that St. Andrews, the world’s most famous golf course, was built, but it would be almost 400 years later that the first woman would be allowed to play there.


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History Of Golf Clubs .

Golf Course History 101

Welcome to this morning’s class. I have an early tee time, so let’s get right to the subject.


If one understands history one may find a means to cease repeating the errors that beset a man. In doing so, one will have scored an Eagle on the back nine of existence. One will be a changed person.


Since you are in this class, you obviously are considering a career path in golf. There are many paths to choose. Besides teaching this class, I am going to follow in the path of my legendary heroes Jack Nicolas and Arnold Palmer. Am I going to play perfect golf and have throngs of rabid fans

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chewing on my golf shoes like a 2-month-old Doberman puppy? No!


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Golf Course History - You Could Play On The World’s Oldest Golf Course

The oldest golf course in the world…


If I asked you where the oldest golf course in the world was what would you say? Scotland yes, good guess so far. But where in Scotland?


When pressed most golfers eventually say St Andrews, but they re wrong. Golf was played at Musselburgh near Edinburgh at least ten years before any recorded games at St Andrews. Local records suggest that golf was played on the links land near the shore at Musselburgh from around the year 1567.


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A Brief History of Golf Communities in United States

Golf communities began as country clubs and the first country club in the United States is still operating in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is called The Country Club and its prestigious history is part of what keeps this club one of the biggest in the northeast with more than 1300 members. This club was started in 1882 and was not really a golf community at first because golf did not appear until about 10 years later. However, when golf did become a US pastime The Country Club implemented it in stages building a couple holes at a time. Before long golf courses had become an American sport and more golf courses started popping up over the country. The thing about

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golf courses, though, was that they were expensive to build and required a lot of room. So, making the golf course a club that also sold exclusive real estate was an attractive idea. As a result golf course communities were born and in the beginning they all had the country club appeal of being the place to live. That was very lucky for golf course developers who needed money from the sale of the surrounding land to finance the golf course.


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