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[[File:Hendrick WGA01076.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Painting from 1615 showing the development of early golf.]]
The game of golf today is globally popular and watched by millions on television. The origins of the sport may go back to ancient periods, but most historians trace the definitive beginning of the sport to Medieval Scotland and/or the Netherlands. However, it was in the 19th century that the sport emerged as both a modern one and started to become a global phenomenon.