Golf Facts You May Not Know

Here are some great facts about golf you may not know—

• The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

• The longest drive ever is 515 yards. The longest putt ever is a monstrous 375 feet.

• The longest golf course in the world is the par 77 International Golf Club in Massachusetts which measures a fearsome 8325 yards

• The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits 14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point. 

• The longest golf hole in the world is the 7th hole (par 7) of the Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan. It measures an incredible 909 yards. 

• There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

• The first golf balls were made of thin leather stuffed with feathers. Tightly-packed feathers made balls that flew the farthest. Feather balls were used until 1848.

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