Why Golf Has 18 Holes. 20201112 Or some other number. In 1764 the golfers at St Andrews decided to combine the first four short holes into two to produce a round of 18 holes though it was still 10 holes of which 8 were played twice.

But again it took a long time for this to become standard. And in some cases they still dont. Originally courses had as many holes as space allowed and the players desired.
Those are the broad strokes of how a typical golf course came to have 18 holes.
18 Shots of Whisky. 20201021 There is a lore that a golf course is made up of 18 holes because it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a fifth of Scotch. Why Does a Golf Course Have 18 Holes - 3Balls Blog 58 views. In any event if.