"In human history there have been myriad 'ball-and-stick' games," says The Encyclopaedia of Golf, and this has given rise to the multitude of opposing speculations as to golf's origins.
「人類歷史上，『球桿與球』類型的球戲有太多了」，《高爾夫百科全書》寫道，高爾夫球起源的各種揣測也因此層出不窮，眾說紛紜。