Who was the first woman to play golf? She also coined the term "caddy".

Mary Stuart aka Queen of Scots was the first woman known to play golf. Do you know that the famous golf course at St. Andrews was built during her reign? She is also said to coin the term “caddy”: this is how she called her assistants cadets. Some historians even report that she was criticized for playing golf as she had no time to spend on important royal matters.

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Richard D. Boyle

Anneke van der Vegte, I have to agree with your comment in re Tesla Alset. I have been observing his contributions for the past several months and have come to believe, perhaps in error, that they are computer generated from a rather primitive home made program which results in the repetitive consistency of the form of his invariably correct answers. My admitted guess is reinforced by the fact that his name is in the form of a palindrome which, I assume, others have noted previously. Regardless, he has always been polite and respectful to others and I see no reason why he should not be extended the same courtesy even if, as Myrna has suggested, he is “some form of a bot”.

Janice Lea Vanlandingham

Anneke van der Vegte, Here here you are spot on Tesla has a style that is quirky but not offensive. When I first started this game I found it odd. but he wasn't hurting anyone.. To quote my Mum " If you have nothing good to say then keep silent." Are you critics so insecure that you can't walk on by?

Chrissie

Not quite true that "the famous golf course at St. Andrews was built" during Mary's reign - the course wasn't designed and built; folk just knocked balls into the convenient rabbit-holes on the links (the sandy-based grassy area beside the sea). What happened in 1552, during Mary's reign, is that the Archbishop of St Andrews did recognise the right of the general public to use the area, as long as the public recognised the Archbishop's right to all the rabbits!

Irene Townsend

Bob Alexander, What difference does it make whether Tesla is a he or a she. Tesla seems to enjoy the quiz, so let he/she keep on enjoying it and I wish everyone would just mind there own beeswax regarding Tesla

Player

Did not know that answer. Interesting.

Carol Thomson

Coming from s family of 🏌️‍♀️ Golfers I would have been shot had I got it wrong 😂

jack patti go

You go, Mary!

Isabel Laing

Well that was a surprise. Much earlier than I'd expected.

Swachchhasila Basu

https://historymyths.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/myth-118-golf-caddies-were-named-that-by-mary-queen-of-scots/

Camille Curran

Love this information. Thank you.

Janice Ingram

Interesting question, but if you're going to ask about the first person to do something, it might be a good idea to include *when* it happened (general time frame).