The northward and westward advance of the Roman Empire from the Mediterranean carried the game into other areas, and gave rise to the golf-like games played in low-lying countries such as Belgium and Luxembourg.
隨著羅馬帝國由地中海附近向外擴張，才造成這種運動對外流傳。日後北歐各種球桿與球類型的遊戲，包括比利時、盧森堡等低地國的高爾夫球都起源於此。