| Can you imagine what the people that came up | | | | In the last 20 years golf has changed dramatically, |
| with golf at St. Andrews would think of about it | | | | from the equipment, to the players and fans. The |
| now ? | | | | clubs have added a tremendous amount of |
| Some might get down right sick to their | | | | distance to a player's game and today's golf balls |
| stomachs, others would be insanely jealous. The | | | | are scientifically engineered to help with spin, |
| jealous one's want all of our high tech clubs and | | | | bounce, and distance as well. The overall sport has |
| golf balls and the one's that are sick of us, would | | | | taken off all over the world, kids are playing in |
| hate the fact that we changed the game for | | | | high schools, and colleges, and ticket sales for |
| ever. But with changed equipment has come | | | | PGA events are often sold out. Most course you |
| changed golf courses that are much harder than | | | | visit are full and it's getting harder to get a tee |
| the original St. Andrews Golf Course. | | | | time places. |
| The original golfers had no quality equipment of | | | | Not only has the equipment to play the game |
| any kind they didn't even have a golf ball yet. | | | | advanced, but practice equipment and training aids |
| Their clubs were nothing but wood, basically a | | | | have improved too. Every part of the game has |
| stick with flat end on it. The balls they used could | | | | it's own focus, from your grip and stance to your |
| barely even be called a ball, no where near round | | | | swing. All these advantages we have now are the |
| or perfect like we have today. To think we | | | | things that history's golfers would love and hate. |
| complain every time we scratch a ball by hitting a | | | | By improving the equipment, have we made the |
| cart path or something, and they played very well | | | | game easier ? ... |
| with what they had. | | | | |