Igalofu wumdlalo osebenzisa amakilabhu egalofu ahlukene (amakilabhu) ukushaya amabhola egalufu emigodini. Igalofu iwumdlalo onobuhle obukhethekile, ovumela abantu ukuba bazivocavoce endaweni enhle yemvelo, bahlakulele imizwa yabo, bahlakulele ukuzihlakulela kwabo, kanye namakhono okuxhumana. Waziwa ngokuthi "umdlalo osemfashinini nonhle kakhulu".

Igalofu yadabuka eScotland ngekhulu le-15, futhi igalofu lakuqala lalidlalwa kakhulu yizikhulu nezicukuthwane. Ngokuthandwa nokuthuthukiswa kwemishini yegalofu, igalofu yaqala ukuduma phakathi kwesigaba esiphakathi. Ngekhulu lama-20, ngokusungulwa kwemithetho nezinhlelo zegalofu, imicimbi yegalofu yamazwe ngamazwe yenziwa kabanzi. Ngeminyaka yo-1820, igalofu yethulwa e-Asia, futhi igalofu yethulwa e-China ngo-1896, eyaphawulwa ngokusungulwa kwe-Shanghai Golf Club e-China. Ngo-2015, i-Volvo China Open yesi-21 yaphela e-Shanghai. UWu Ashun uwine ubuqhawe. Kungokokuqala ngqa ukuthi umdlali waseChina wakuleli awine umklomelo we-European Tour Player of the Month.

I-United States Golf Association kanye neRoyal Ancient Golf Club yase-St Andrews e-England yaziwa njengegunya lokutolika nokubuyekezwa kwemithetho yegalofu. [3] Imiqhudelwano yegalofu ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni ihlanganisa iNdebe Yomhlaba, i-US Open neminye imicimbi.