Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden….Busted

by Hannah Penne
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gentlemen_only_golf_shower_curtainIt is the internet myth that the name of the popular Scottish game Golf stands for “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.”

The word golf originates fro medieval Scottish and Dutch dialects. Back in a day before the creation of dictionaries, there was no standardized spelling of any given word. So it is believed that word golf originates from Dutch word “kolf” or “kolve” which meant “club.” Later on old Scots dialect transformed the word into “gouf” or “golve .”

Myth busted….

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