Week 1: Quiz – Ancient Origins and Early Rules

Stage 2: Learn & Improve · Golf History
Week 1 — Ancient Origins and Early Rules
 
Golf’s Beginnings to 1750

Let’s see what we remember from this week! Read each question aloud and talk through the answers together.

Correct answers are shown in bold color. Use this as a conversation starter, not a test.

Question 1

Where did historians agree golf most likely originated?

  • ○ Netherlands
  • ✓ Scotland
  • ○ China

Question 2

What organization published golf’s first rules in 1744?

  • ○ The USGA
  • ✓ The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
  • ○ The Royal and Ancient Golf Club

Question 3

What does ‘play the ball as it lies’ mean, and why is it fundamental?

  • ○ Move your ball to a flat spot for fairness
  • ✓ Hit your ball from wherever it stopped — the foundation of golf as a test of skill
  • ○ Always play from the tee

 

1) Where did historians agree golf most likely originated? *
2) What organization published golf's first rules in 1744? *
3) What does 'play the ball as it lies' mean, and why is it fundamental? *