20 Ridiculous Things Which Make You Proud Of Being Scottish

9. We Invented One Of The Most Popular Sports In The World!

Why would the invention of golf make you proud to be Scottish? Well when you consider that the original game was invented as far back as 1457 and was called "gowf", you start to get an idea. In the mid-15th Century King James I banned the sport because it was distracting people from learning archery. Being able to kill people with pointed objects being incredibly important to the Scots. Now the game of golf is played in every country, right across the world and has become one of the most popular participation sports ever. In fact, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St Andrews still sets the rules and regulations for golf worldwide (except for Mexico and the United States- which is surprising since they all think they're Scottish).