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A master of science graduate of Georgia Southern (GS) University with a degree in exercise science, Leonard Bevill serves as the president and CEO of Macon Occupational Medicine. Leonard Bevill also participates in athletics as a member of the GS Athletic Foundation and enjoys playing golf in his free time.
Golf is an engaging sport that provides many physical, social, and mental health benefits. It is also a game with a very long and interesting history, as the following three facts illustrate:
1. The first golf balls were made using feathers
Until the mid-1800s, players used balls formed from leather wrapped around goose or chicken feathers. A single ball could cost between $10 and $20.
2. The original golf tee was a pile of sand
Before the tee was invented in 1899, golfers were required to carry a bucket of sand around the course. They would build the sand into mounds and strike the ball from atop the pile.
3. Golf was banned by King James II
During the early years of modern golf, King James II banned the sport because it distracted men from military training. Scotland was involved in an ongoing war against Europe at the time and the forbiddance of golf continued until the reign of King James IV. He initially reaffirmed the ban but lifted it after the Treaty of Glasgow and subsequently obtained his own clubs in 1502.
Golf is an engaging sport that provides many physical, social, and mental health benefits. It is also a game with a very long and interesting history, as the following three facts illustrate:
1. The first golf balls were made using feathers
Until the mid-1800s, players used balls formed from leather wrapped around goose or chicken feathers. A single ball could cost between $10 and $20.
2. The original golf tee was a pile of sand
Before the tee was invented in 1899, golfers were required to carry a bucket of sand around the course. They would build the sand into mounds and strike the ball from atop the pile.
3. Golf was banned by King James II
During the early years of modern golf, King James II banned the sport because it distracted men from military training. Scotland was involved in an ongoing war against Europe at the time and the forbiddance of golf continued until the reign of King James IV. He initially reaffirmed the ban but lifted it after the Treaty of Glasgow and subsequently obtained his own clubs in 1502.
