Golf Equipment to Ban

[MashieNiblick]

Ban golf. Dig for victory:lol:

Ban golf!

That would make it much easier to police!

Been tried. Didn't work.

Acts of Parliament banning golf

Scotland's Parliament banned golf, along with football, in 1457, as people were playing games when they should have been at miltary training.
Parliament repeated the ban in 1471 and 1491.
Extract from the Act of 6 March 1457

Transcription

'Item it is ordanyt and decretyt that Wapinschawing be haldin be ye lordis and baronys spirituale and temporale four tymes in ye yeir. And [th]at ye futebawe and ye golf be uterly cryt done and not usyt And [th]at ye bowe markes be maid at all parochkirks a pair of butts And schuting be usyt ilk Sunday ... And touchand ye futebaw and ye golf We ordane it to be punyst be ye baronys unlaw. And if he tak it not to be tain be ye kings officars.'
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Translation

'Item, it is ordained and the decreed that the lords and barons both spiritual and temporal should organise archery displays four times in the year. And that football and golf should be utterly condemned and stopped. And that a pair of targets should be made up at all parish churches and shooting should be practised each Sunday ... And concerning football and golf, we ordain that [those found playing these games] be punished by the local barons and, failing them, by the King's officers.'
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Got that from the website of the National Library of Scotland which has an interesting section on the history of Golf in Scotland

http://digital.nls.uk/golf-in-scotland/index.html

 

[chrisd]

Been tried. Didn't work.

Acts of Parliament banning golf

Scotland's Parliament banned golf, along with football, in 1457, as people were playing games when they should have been at miltary training.
Parliament repeated the ban in 1471 and 1491.
Extract from the Act of 6 March 1457

Transcription

'Item it is ordanyt and decretyt that Wapinschawing be haldin be ye lordis and baronys spirituale and temporale four tymes in ye yeir. And [th]at ye futebawe and ye golf be uterly cryt done and not usyt And [th]at ye bowe markes be maid at all parochkirks a pair of butts And schuting be usyt ilk Sunday ... And touchand ye futebaw and ye golf We ordane it to be punyst be ye baronys unlaw. And if he tak it not to be tain be ye kings officars.'
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Translation

'Item, it is ordained and the decreed that the lords and barons both spiritual and temporal should organise archery displays four times in the year. And that football and golf should be utterly condemned and stopped. And that a pair of targets should be made up at all parish churches and shooting should be practised each Sunday ... And concerning football and golf, we ordain that [those found playing these games] be punished by the local barons and, failing them, by the King's officers.'
​

Got that from the website of the National Library of Scotland which has an interesting section on the history of Golf in Scotland

http://digital.nls.uk/golf-in-scotland/index.html

I thought Scotland had banned football ....... they never play in any international competitions!!

(makes a dash for the exit)