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Old 25-04-2010, 19:43   #100
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Re: QI fact of the day
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Originally Posted by shillelagh View Post
Nobody knows where the word "golf" comes from.
The Dutch claim it ! Golf was first mentioned in the Netherlands around 1297 & it is presumed to be a corruption of the Dutch word " Kolf " which means club or bat. Or so they maintain !
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