Can you imagine what the people that came up with golf at St. Andrews would think of about it now ?
Some might get down right sick to their stomachs, others would be insanely jealous. The jealous ones want all of our high tech clubs and golf balls and the ones that are sick of us, would hate the fact that we changed the game for ever. But with changed equipment has come changed golf courses that are much harder than the original St. Andrews Golf Course.
The original golfers had no quality equipment of any kind they didnt even have a golf ball yet. Their clubs were nothing but wood, basically a stick with flat end on it. The balls they used could barely even be called a ball, no where near round or perfect like we have today. To think we complain every time we scratch a ball by hitting a cart path or something, and they played very well with what they had.
In the last 20 years golf has changed dramatically, from the equipment, to the players and fans. The clubs have added a tremendous amount of distance to a players game and todays golf balls are scientifically engineered to help with spin, bounce, and distance as well. The overall sport has taken off all...