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8 THINGS: 8 Golf Fun Facts
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The French word “Cadet” means “youngest child” and is where the word “Caddy” comes from. A golf ball will travel further on hot days because the air is less dense so it takes less velocity to travel.
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If you walk all 18 holes instead of riding in a golf cart, you would rack up nearly four miles on your pedometer.
Golf balls used to be made from leather and chicken (or goose) feathers. One ball could cost anywhere between $10 and $20.
Some say it is called GOLF because all of the other four-letter words were taken!
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Only 20 percent of golfers have a handicap below 18; a golfer with a handicap of 18 is called a “Bogey Golfer.” Only two sports have ever been played while on the moon and one is, you guessed it, golf! The other is the javelin throw.
Before the invention of the golf tee, golfers played off of sand piles they built themselves.
