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	Golf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Golf (gowf in Scots) is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area.
		Golf tees resemble nails with a small cup on the head and are usually made of wood or plastic.
		Although golf is a relatively minor issue compared to other land-ethics questions, it has symbolic importance as it is a sport normally associated with the wealthier Westernized population, and the culture of colonization and globalization of non-native land ethics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golf (8509 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (Golf Carte) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Golf is an old word, one that first appeared in our written language in 1425.
		One theory says the word golf derives from the Dutch word kolf, a generic term for a stick, club, or mallet used in a number of games similar to tennis, croquet, and hockey.
		As for golf and this wholly unfounded "gentlemen only; ladies forbidden" word origin, its appeal is attributable to a societal shift in the nature of who now plays the game.
	www.snopes.com /language/acronyms/golf.htm (708 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Golf
		A hole of golf consists of hitting a ball from a tee on the teeing ground (a marked area designated for the first shot of a hole), and continuing to strike the ball till it comes to rest in the cup.
		Golf is usually regarded as a Scottish invention, as the game was mentioned in two 15th century laws prohibiting the playing of the game of "gowf".
		Golf is not inherently an expensive activity; the cost of an average round of golf is USD $36 http://www.ngf.org and the game is regularly enjoyed by over 26 million Americans.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Golf (5311 words)

	SaskGolfer.com, Saskatchewan's Golf Courses, Golf Saskatchewan Canada
		It was named after the Cree word "Lobstick" which refers to an evergreen that's had its branches cut off to the mid-way point to act as a trail marker for natives, traders and settlers.
		Heiner Gillmeister says the word "golf" is derived from the Dutch "Kolve" or "Kolf" which is a shepherd's crook.
		The Royal Regina Golf and Country Club, the first club in the province, was established in 1899 by a group of organizers led by John Keslo Hunter, a local civil servant and Scottish immigrant.
	www.saskgolfer.com /sasktrivia.php (3974 words)

	The Crossword Puzzle History
		Word squares go back to ancient times—a word square was found in the Roman ruins of Pompeii.
		Word squares are difficult to compose—the really satisfactory 10-letter word square has yet to be devised by either person or computer.
		Crosswords evolved from ancient word squares, which are made of words of equal length that are read horizontally and vertically:
	www.factmonster.com /spot/crossword1.html (409 words)

	The Crossword Puzzle History
		In 1913, it was a "word-cross"; in ancient Rome, a word square
		In 19th-century England, word squares had become the basis for primitive crossword puzzles for children, sometimes with pictures as clues or with an educational slant.
		To solve a cryptic puzzle, you have to figure out the clue itself as well as the definition.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/crossword1.html (418 words)

	Golf Origin Of Word
		Golf Guide answers the question, "Where did the term 'mulligan' come from?"...
		word tee itself is derived from the Gaelic
		word 'tigh' meaning house and is related to the 'house' in curling (the coloured circles).
	www.redbicycle.co.uk /golf_origin_of_word.html (233 words)

	Articles - Word game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A word game or word puzzle can be of several different types:
		Letter arrangement games, where the goal is to form words out of given letters:
		See word play for literary works in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work.
	www.totalorange.com /articles/Word_game (163 words)

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	www.golfstuffreview.com /wiki/WikiIndex.cfm/mode:wiki/p:13%20See%20als... (122 words)

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