The game has gone full circle.

I'll try not to make this a history lesson, but golf originated in Scotland in the 15th century when players would hit a pebble using a stick. Of course the game has come on a long way since then, but its nice to see that the country that thought up the game is still doing well at it. Similar to England with football, Scotland gave the world golf and the world got better than them at it, with America becoming dominant in the major tournaments and producing great players such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. However last year in the Golf world cup, Scotland (through Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren) won it for the first ever time. If you think of how many more professionals countries like America have at their disposal it puts this achievement in to context. Its not just on the professional side that Scotland are having success however. On Sunday, Scotland (thanks to Wallace Booth, Callum Macaulay and Gavin Dear) won their first ever amateur world title by nine shots from the United States, a monumental achievement for a country so small. I just thought I'd congratulate them on their achievement. It's nice to see a country that invented a game, still being doing so well in it, well done Scotland.

The first attempt.

So here we go with this blogging lark. I know I should have started this sooner, but its better late than never right? I'm going to be writing about golf, hopefully well but I wouldn't hold your breath on that. I enjoy golf myself, I am a member at a club in my hometown of Loughborough and used to take it very seriously when I was in my early teens but most of my weekends are devoted to playing football now. Going to uni as well has also starved how much I've been able to play, which is disappointing because I used to really enjoy it. On following the European and PGA tours, I'm not as keen. I enjoy watching the majors and the ryder cup, but of the weekly tournaments, my knowledge is limited, but this blog is going to change that! Enjoy....