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Golf, the game in which a ball is struck into a hole in the ground, originated in Scotland. James II outlawed the game in a proclamation in 1457. In all probability, the game evolved from other stick and ball games that were played on the European mainland such as chole, colf (sic), and jeu de mall. These sports had clubs similar to the golf clubs (called 'playclubs' that existed in the sixteenth century,) and we can assume that the first 'golfclubs' were used for these other sports, as well. As the game popularized, artisans in Scotland designed clubs specifically for the game of golf.

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