Who invented Golf? The Scottish or the Chinese?

[Nick]

Yes, it was a serious question. I had heard that and was unsure wether it was true or not.

It's what's known as a 'backronym'. The word existed long before someone thought up an acronym for it, and so a false etymology.

[KiltedSkeleton]

Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

[Galician]

While that video did look a little bogus to me, it is a fact that polo came from an ancient game played by Mongolian horsemen. It was often played after a victory in battle, when the defeated leader's head was used as the ball. Lacking that, they had to settle for a dead calf or someother animal.

Perhaps there was cross fertilization, as both the West and the Chinese adapted it independently after being invaded by the Golden Horde, to which the video referred.