No, 'Golf' Does Not Stand for 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden'

Does golf have urban legends? Given that it's golf, we should probably call them suburban legends. But yes, golf has them - those myths, half-truths and untruths that just won't go away no matter how many times they are batted down.

Probably the most persistent is the myth that the word "golf" is an acronym that stands for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." It's not and it doesn't.

This suburban legend regularly makes the rounds on Twitter these days. But no matter how many folks repeat it, it's still not true.

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