Igalufa ngumdlalo osebenzisa iiklabhu zegalufa ezahlukeneyo (iiklabhu) ukubetha iibhola zegalufa emingxunyeni. Igalufa ngumdlalo onomtsalane okhethekileyo, ovumela abantu ukuba benze umthambo kwindawo entle yendalo, bahlakulele iimvakalelo zabo, bahlakulele ukuzingca, nobuchule bokunxibelelana. Yaziwa ngokuba "ngumdlalo osefashonini kunye nobuhle".

Igalufa yaqala eSkotlani ngenkulungwane ye-15, kwaye igalufa yokuqala yayidlalwa kakhulu ziinkosana kunye nezikhulu. Ngokuthandwa kunye nophuhliso lwezixhobo zegalufa, igalufa yaqala ukuthandwa phakathi kodidi oluphakathi. Kwinkulungwane yama-20, ngokusekwa kwemithetho yegalufa kunye neenkqubo, imisitho yegalufa yamazwe ngamazwe yayiqhutywa ngokubanzi. Ngeminyaka yoo-1820, igalufa yaziswa e-Asia, kwaye igalufa yaziswa e-China ngo-1896, eyaphawulwa ngokusekwa kwe-Shanghai Golf Club e-China. Ngo-2015, i-21st Volvo China Open yaphela eShanghai. UWu Ashun uphumelele ubuntshatsheli. Kokokuqala ukuba umdlali welizwe laseTshayina aphumelele iwonga loMdlali woKhenketho weNyanga waseYurophu.

Umbutho weGalufa waseMelika kunye neKlabhu yeGalufa yaMandulo yase-St Andrews eNgilani zivunywa njengegunya lokutolika kunye nohlaziyo lwemithetho yegalufa. [3] Olona khuphiswano lubalulekileyo lwegalufa kwihlabathi lubandakanya iNdebe yeHlabathi, i-US Open kunye neminye iminyhadala.