Mens Golf Associations, Clubs, Tournaments and Sports Travel & Tourism - Sport Source Directory
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A Brief History:

Roman emperors apparently played a relaxing game called paganica, using a bent stick to drive a soft, feather-stuffed ball.

Over the next 5 centuries the game developed on several continents and eventually evolved into the popular Scottish game known as golfe.

Various European countries had games resembling paganica--cambuca in England, jeu de mail in France, and in the Netherlands het kolven, which was played in the American colonies as early as 1657.

The Scottish game, however, is the direct ancestor of the modern game. The first formal golf club, the Company of Gentlemen Golfers, now the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, was established in Edinburgh in 1744.

It codified the first set of rules, which helped eliminate local variations in play. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, established 10 years later at Saint Andrews, Scotland, became the official ruling organization of the sport. Its rules committee still governs the sport.


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Royal Canadian Golf Association # of clubs

1333 Dorval Drive
 
Oakville  ON  L6J 4Z3  
PH: (905) 849-9700FAX: (905) 845-7040  
Stephen D. Ross Executive Director  
 
golfhouse@rcga.org  
http://www.rcga.org
 
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Alberta Golf Association # of clubs

104 - 4116 - 64th Ave. S.E.
 
Calgary  AB  T2C 2B3  
PH: (403) 236-4616FAX: (403) 236-2915  
Brent Ellenton Executive Director  
 
altagolf@telus.net  
http://www.golfaga.org
 
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BC Golf Association # of clubs

7382 Winston Street
 
Burnaby  BC  V5G 4E1  
PH: (604) 294-1818FAX: (604) 294-1819  
Kris Johasson Executive Director  
 
info@bcga.org  
http://www.bcga.org
 
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Manitoba Golf Association # of clubs

200 Main St.
 
Winnipeg  MB  R3C 4M2  
PH: (204) 925-5730FAX: (204) 925-5731  
Don MacDonald President  
 
golfmb@golfmanitoba.mb.ca  
http://golfmanitoba.mb.ca
 
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New Brunswick Golf Association # of clubs

P.O. Box 1555, Stn. A
 
Fredericton  NB  E3B 5G2  
PH: (506) 451-1324FAX: (506) 451-1348  
Pierre Arsenault Executive Director  
 
parsenault@nbga.nb.ca  
http://www.nbga.nb.ca
 
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Newfoundland & Labrador Golf Association # of clubs

PO Box 21091
 
St. John's  NF  A1A 5B2  
PH: (709) 726-0389FAX:  
Charlie Cook Executive Director  
 
director@nlgaonline.ca  
http://www.nlgaonline.ca
 
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Nova Scotia Golf Association # of clubs

P.O. Box 3088
 
Windsor  NS  B0N 2T0  
PH: (902) 798-6060FAX: (902) 484-5327  
Murray Purcell Executive Director  
 
lmpurcel@ns.sympatico.ca  
http://www.nsga.ns.ca
 
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Ontario Golf Association # of clubs

P.O. Box 970
 
Uxbridge  ON  L9P 1N3  
PH: (905) 852-1101FAX: (905) 853-0803  
David Mills Executive Director  
 
administration@oga.org  
http://www.oga.org
 
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P.E.I. Golf Association # of clubs

P.O. Box 51
 
Charlottetown  PE  C1A 7K2  
PH: (902) 892-6627FAX: (902) 569-1818  
Dave Blanchard Executive Director  
 
peiga@peigolfassoc.com  
http://www.peigolfassoc.com
 
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Quebec Golf Association # of clubs

110-415 Bourke
 
Dorval  QC  H9S 3W9  
PH: (514) 633-1088FAX: (514) 633-1074  
Bob Dion Executive Director  
 
golfquebec@golfquebec.org  
http://www.golfquebec.org
 
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Saskatchewan Golf Association # of clubs

510 Cynthia St.
 
Saskatoon  SK  S7L 7K7  
PH: (306) 975-0850FAX: (306) 975-0840  
Daniel Rauckman Executive Director  
 
nfo@saskgolf.ca  
http://saskgolf.ca
 
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