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golf journey
¿Qué es lo que quiere que enten-
damos del golf?, desde el punto
de vista de la curaduría.
La primera eWidencia del golf data de 1457. Durante
este periodo +ames ** era rey y el Kuego fue Wetado ya
Rue nl consideraba Rue esto era una distracciwn de
aprender y perfeccionar el tiro al arco el rey pensa-
ba Rue todos debran de estar prepargndose para la
guerra, ellos debran de estar con sus arcos y sus fle-
chas, no haciendo deporte, este tipo de cosas eran
distractores. csta es la primera menciwn del golf
en Escocia. Sabemos Rue la tierra de las cosas, los
campos, - los cuales son arenosos y llenos de pasto
alto- las dunas y el mar, hacen un conKunto perfecto
para este deporte, pues el clima tambinn hace Rue
sea posible Kugar durante todo el avo. Escocia tie-
ne el paisaKe ideal para el desarrollo de los campos.
Tambinn sabemos Rue el golf es uno de los muchos
Kuegos Rue constaban de un palo y una pelota du-
rante el medioeWo habra otros Kuegos similares en
Europa como el Dutch Kolf o +ue De Mail. Lo Rue hi[o
al golf escocns diferente fue el blanco, el cual es un
hoyo en el piso. La pelota debe de ser metida en la
tierra y no en un blanco anreo, como un poste.
Habra dos Wariantes del golf, uno era Kugado por
gente com|n y el otro era Kugado por nobles ellos
usaban un eRuipo bastante caro, esta Wersiwn es la
mgs similar al Kuego actual.
¿De qué forma tienen los torneos
un impacto dentro de la comuni-
dad de St. Andrews?
St. Andrews re|ne amiles de Wisitantes Rue eYploran sus
alrededores. Es un gran impacto en los negocios y la eco-
nomra local este lugar se llena y tienemuchomoWimien-
to durante las fechas de los torneos. Sin embargo, cuan-
do no es npoca de torneos es un lugar de peregrinaciwn
para los golfistas Wienen a Kugar el 0ld Course y Wen la
historia del lugar. St. Andrews es conocido como el hogar
del golf, es importante para su industria. La primer tien-
da dedicada al golf fue abierta aRur, todos los negocios y
tiendas locales respiran y WiWen el deporte. *ncluso Warias
calles son nombradas en honor a Kugadores de golf famo-
sos. St. Andrews es uno de esos lugares a los Rue la gente
adora Wenir para conocer y Wer, lo cual es fantgstico.
What would you want us to under-
stand about the beginnings of golf,
fromacurator’spointofview?
The first evidence of golf came from 1457. During this
timeperiodJamesIIwasKingandthegamewasbanned,
he considered that it was a diversion from learning
archery; the king believed that his people should be
practicing for war, not playing sports; these sort of
thingswoulddistract them. That is thefirstmentionof
the game of golf in Scotland. We know that the coastal
landscapes, the links, -which is a sandy grassland- the
dunes, and the seamake a particular good area for golf
to be played in, it was the right kind of soil, this made
itpossible toplayall-year-round. Scotlandhas the ideal
landscape for the courses as they developed. What we
alsoknowabout golf is that itwas one ofmanyball and
stick games being played during the medieval period,
therewereother games inEurope likeDutchKolf or the
French Jue De Mail which were similar; the one thing
that made Scottish golf different was the target, which
was a hole in the ground. The ball would be pocketed in
ahole in the soil rather thanabove the land, like apost.
There were two different forms of golf which were
played at the time; one was played by common people,
it was a game played in the street, very informal. There
was anotherwaywhichwas playedbygentlemen, they
used expensive equipment and expensive golf balls,
this type is themost similar towhatwehave today.
As a community how does these
tournaments have an impact to
the people in St Andrews?
When a tournament is being played here thousands
of extra visitors flock into town and the surround-
ing areas. It has a huge impact on the local economy.
St Andrews, however, without a tournament is also
a place of pilgrimage for golfers, they come here to
play on the famous Old Course and also to discover
the history of the town. St Andrews is known as the
‘home of golf’, it is an important place for the golf in-
dustry. The world’s first golf shop was opened here.
Most of the businesses and locals live and breathe
golf. Several streets in St Andrews are named after
famous golfers. People love to come and visit the
town throughout the year.