golf was first played in which country
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Almost all modern sports have origins as far back as thousands of years - golf is no different. Though golf's origins lie in the ball-and-stick games of ancient times, the modern game of golf dates as far back as the 1400s in Britain, and more specifically Scotland. In its early days, Scottish kings James II and James IV outlawed the game, believing the popularity of the sport conflicted with military training.
However, King James IV himself became enamored with the sport .In the early 1500s, in a short peace with England, the game became popular there as well, though when the two countries were back at war with each other, golf receded in England again. However, when James VI of Scotland took the throne in England in 1603, the game came to England to stay