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Old 11-15-2024, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 View Post
Yeah. I know. But since my dad decided I was going to play and he would be my teacher, I have often thought "golf" sounded, well, kinda disgusting. Like a dog trying to vomit. Is that really the best name the Scots come up with? Oh, well. After all, what is in a name? A rose by any other name ..... you know. 🫠
It has been said that the Scots chose the word "golf" because all of the other four letter words were taken.