A spokesman for the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, one of the oldest Scottish golf organisations, said "Stick and ball games have been around for many centuries, but golf as we know it today, played over 18 holes, clearly originated in Scotland."
對此，蘇格蘭的聖安德魯斯皇家&古老高爾夫俱樂部發表聲明“用球竿玩球的運動好幾世紀前就有了，但是今日我們所知打18洞的高爾夫運動，很明確的是起源於蘇格蘭”。