1 in 12,500. Those are your odds of hitting a hole-in-one – unless you’re a tour professional of course (their odds are substantially better at 1 in 2,500). However, what are the odds of someone hitting two hole-in-ones in a row? Kassandra Komma of Oakland University managed to hit TWO consecutive hole-in-ones on a 9-hole course – becoming one of only a handful of people who’ve managed the feat. So, your chances of hitting a double whammy like Kassandra did? Around 1 in 67 million.

Like indentations found on the cheeks of blushing teenage girls the world over, little divots, otherwise known as ‘dimples’, can be found covering the surface of a standard golf ball. In fact, international golfing regulations state that there must be exactly 336 divots per ball. What are they for, though? Scientificamerica.com shares that these dimples actually create a film of air around the ball as it travels – aiding its flight and maximising distance.

If you’ve ever played a round of mini golf (or putt-putt as us South Africans call it) you’ll understand how challenging it is to get a putt just right. Well, at the age off 66, Fergus Muir managed to hit the longest putt ever recorded. Back in 2001, the pro golfer hit a successful put from 375 feet away (over 110 metres) – proving that no matter your age, you can still do something absolutely astonishing!

The beautiful sport of golf is challenging on earth, so imagine trying to play it in a space suite, with a huge pack attached to your back, on the MOON! That’s exactly what Alan Bartlett did during the Apollo moon landing mission back in 1967. He hit a golf ball off the surface of the moon, which flew into the moon’s low-gravity atmosphere and is probably confusing an alien race somewhere in the universe as you read this.

Imagine a sport that disrupts society so much, they decide to make playing it illegal! Well, in 1457, the Scottish parliament declared the playing of golf an illegal act – stating that it was interfering with residents’ military training. The Scottish love their golf like they love their fine ales – passionately! For this reason, the ban on golfing had to be repeated in 1471 and in 1491.

Imagine a sport that disrupts society so much, they decide to make playing it illegal! Well, in 1457, the Scottish parliament declared the playing of golf an illegal act – stating that it was interfering with residents’ military training. The Scottish love their golf like they love their fine ales – passionately! For this reason, the ban on golfing had to be repeated in 1471 and in 1491.

A golf tee is a little plastic peg with a bowled surface that accommodates a golf ball atop it. It’s stuck into the ground, elevating the golf ball enough for a clean hit. However, plastic hasn’t been around in the golfing industry for that long. Before tees, golfers would have to carry sand along with them, using a handful or so to make a mound off of which they’d hit their balls.