Golf ke papali e sebelisang lihlopha tse fapaneng tsa kolofo (lihlopha) ho otla libolo tsa kolofo ka masoba. Golf ke papali e nang le khahleho e ikhethang, e lumellang batho ho ikoetlisa tikolohong e ntle ea tlhaho, ho hlaolela maikutlo a bona, ho hlaolela ho itlhokomela le ho buisana ka tsebo. E tsejoa e le "papali ea feshene le e ntle".

Golf e simolohile Scotland lekholong la bo15 la lilemo, 'me papali ea kolofo ea pele e ne e bapaloa haholo ke likhosana le bahlomphehi. Ka botumo le nts'etsopele ea lisebelisoa tsa kolofo, kolofo e ile ea qala ho tuma har'a batho ba maemo a mahareng. Lekholong la bo20 la lilemo, ka ho theoa ha melao le litsamaiso tsa kolofo, liketsahalo tsa machaba tsa kolofo li ile tsa etsoa haholo. Lilemong tsa bo-1820, kolofo e ile ea hlahisoa Asia, 'me kolofo ea hlahisoa Chaena ka 1896, e ileng ea tšoauoa ka ho theoa ha Shanghai Golf Club Chaena. Ka 2015, Volvo China Open ea bo21 e ile ea fela Shanghai. Wu Ashun o hapile tlholisano. Lena ke lekhetlo la pele sebapali sa China sa naha se hapa khau ea European Tour Player of the Month.

Mokhatlo oa Golf oa United States le Royal Ancient Golf Club ea St Andrews Engelane li tsejoa e le tsona tse nang le matla a ho hlalosa le ho ntlafatsa melao ea golf. [3] Litlholisano tsa bohlokoa ka ho fetisisa tsa golf lefatšeng li kenyelletsa Mohope oa Lefatše, US Open le liketsahalo tse ling.