Golf Scorecard History 101,England
Set #6
North Shore GC to Northam GC
Flag of England
Some interesting facts about England:
1. England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. England is however 2.5 times more populous than Australia
2. The highest temperature ever recorded in England was 38.5°C (101.3°F ) in Brogdale, Kent, on 10 August 2003.
3. English people consume more tea per capita than anybody else in the world (2.5 times more than the Japanese and 22 times more than the Americans or the French)
4. Britain has the highest per capita consumption of cider, as well as the largest cider-producing companies in the world. Over half of England’s cider is produced in Herefordshire.
5. In 1894, The Times estimated that by 1950, London would be 9 feet deep in horse manure
6. Among the three ghosts said to haunt Athelhampton House, one of them is an ape
7. English people have the highest obesity rate in the European Union (22.3% of men and 23% of women). They also have the highest percentage of overweight women (33.6%) and the 6th highest for men (43.9%).
8.French was the official language of England for about 300 years, from 1066 till 1362
9. Oxford University once had rules that specifically forbade students from bringing bows and arrows to class.
2. The highest temperature ever recorded in England was 38.5°C (101.3°F ) in Brogdale, Kent, on 10 August 2003.
3. English people consume more tea per capita than anybody else in the world (2.5 times more than the Japanese and 22 times more than the Americans or the French)
4. Britain has the highest per capita consumption of cider, as well as the largest cider-producing companies in the world. Over half of England’s cider is produced in Herefordshire.
5. In 1894, The Times estimated that by 1950, London would be 9 feet deep in horse manure
6. Among the three ghosts said to haunt Athelhampton House, one of them is an ape
7. English people have the highest obesity rate in the European Union (22.3% of men and 23% of women). They also have the highest percentage of overweight women (33.6%) and the 6th highest for men (43.9%).
8.French was the official language of England for about 300 years, from 1066 till 1362
9. Oxford University once had rules that specifically forbade students from bringing bows and arrows to class.
10. There are nearly 2,000 golf courses in England. 22 golf scorecards from 6 of their courses are displayed below.
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