The earliest known reference to golf dates to 1457, when King James II of Scotland banned golf and football on the grounds that they were keeping his subjects from their archery practice
The ban was repeated in...
The ban was repeated in 1471 by James III and also in 1491 by James IV for the same reason
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]
St Andrews Links - Scotland
The first surviving written reference to golf in St Andrews is contained in Archbishop Hamilton's Charter of 1552
St Andrews Links - Scotland
The charter reserves the right of the people of St. Andrews to use the linksland "for golff, futball, schuteing and all gamis"
St Andrews Links - Scotland
Initially, there was no standard number of holes on a golf course.
St Andrews for example had ...
St Andrews for example had 22 holes until about 1764 when 4 were merged to make an 18 hole course
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]
St Andrew's is also one of ...
St Andrew's is also one of the set locations for the 1981 movie 'Chariots of Fire'
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]
St Andrews Links - Scotland
St Andrew's was the beach used for the Olympic team training scene
![The Forth Bridge
[Scotland]](/Destination/v/Scotland/StAndrews/Scot_0146.jpg.html)
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![The ban was repeated in 1471 by James III and also in 1491 by James IV for the same reason
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]](/Destination/v/Scotland/StAndrews/Scot_0149.jpg.html)
![St Andrews for example had 22 holes until about 1764 when 4 were merged to make an 18 hole course
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]](/Destination/v/Scotland/StAndrews/Scot_0153.jpg.html)
![[St Andrews Links - Scotland]](/Destination/v/Scotland/StAndrews/Scot_0154.jpg.html)
![St Andrew's is also one of the set locations for the 1981 movie 'Chariots of Fire'
[St Andrews Links - Scotland]](/Destination/v/Scotland/StAndrews/Scot_0155.jpg.html)
