Meet King James IV: History’s First Ever Recorded Golfer Who Bought Golf Clubs for 14 Shillings

Tiger Woods has his millions. Jack Nicklaus has his majors. But more than 500 years ago, King James IV of Scotland had something arguably even more historic: a royal obsession with golf.

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