A Dozen “Little Known Facts” About The Game Of Golf!

1. The world’s largest bunker is Hell’s Half Acre on the 585 yard 7th hole of the Pine Valley Course in New Jersey.
2. There are three golf balls on the moon.
3. The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.
4. 125,000 golf balls a year are hit into the water at the famous 17th hole of the Stadium Course at Sawgrass.
5. 22.8% of golfers are women.
6. The term ‘birdie’ comes from an American named AB Smith. While playing back in 1899, he played what he described as a “bird of a shot’, which became ‘birdie’ over time.
7. Don’t feel bad about your high handicap – 80% of all golfers will never achieve a handicap of less than 18.
8. The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits 14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point.
9. The US Open is held every June with the final round always falling on Father’s Day.
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