The Aporia · Does a £9.7million 17th century Dutch painting really prove golf WASN'T invented in Scotland?

Evie Selby

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🔮 ‘The game of golf took root in Scotland, where it subsequently flourished, turning into the modern-day game of golf, a sport that is now truly global.’ The painting, which will first be displayed from October 3 at the Stedelijk Museum in the artist’s home town of Kampen, is viewed as important because it was the first to feature colf as a central theme. Mr Avercamp is viewed as the father of Dutch ice scenes, having been the first to specialise almost entirely in winter landscapes, according to the Rijksmuseum.

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- Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source When Hendrick Avercamp’s ‘Colf Players on Ice’ was acquired by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum last week for £9.7million, it was celebrated as one of the most prominent examples of Dutch winter landscape painting.

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Does a £9.7million 17th century Dutch painting really prove golf WASN'T invented in Scotland? · mixed framing

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it → click → painting

Yet the 17th century work, which portrays a gentleman teeing up on a frozen lake, has reignited an age-old debate about golf’s origins. asserted

which → portray → origins

Pieter Roelofs, head of fine arts at the museum, was keen to stake the claim to the game coming from his country’s shores. uncertain

Roelofs → stake → shores

He said: ‘There’s always this question: was golf invented in England or in Scotland, or did it happen somewhere else? asserted

it → say → Scotland

‘What we found is that there are a few early 16th century Dutch and Flemish prints already presenting this colf with a c, which was an activity that happened all over the year, and in wintertime, became a special activity on the ice. asserted

that → find → ice

He said that while there is no written proof that the Dutch were the first to play golf, he believes the sport was brought to the UK by Dutch or Flemish immigrants. asserted

sport → say → immigrants

Scotland certainly has its own claim to the game as it is home to the first golf courses in the world and produced the first set of rules, which were written in Edinburgh in the 18th century. Colf Players on Ice by Dutch artist Hendrick Avercamp, who painted it in 1625 Scotland is long believed to have invented the game of golf The first mention of golf is thought to be from when James IV bought a set of clubs in 1502. This preceded Mr Avercamp’s painting, which is believed to have been completed in 1625, by more than a century. uncertain

which → have → century

Mary, Queen of Scots played at Musselburgh, East Lothian, in the 1560s, while 16th century records show people being told not to play golf on the Sabbath. asserted

people → play → Sabbath

Keen golf historian Neil Millar, a professor at University College London, told The Times that while there are similarities between golf and colf, several of the arguments that place the Dutch sport as the origin of the modern game are untrue or lack reliable evidence. asserted

that → tell → evidence

He explained: ‘These continental European games lost popularity and died out. asserted

games → explain → popularity

‘The game of golf took root in Scotland, where it subsequently flourished, turning into the modern-day game of golf, a sport that is now truly global.’ The painting, which will first be displayed from October 3 at the Stedelijk Museum in the artist’s home town of Kampen, is viewed as important because it was the first to feature colf as a central theme. Mr Avercamp is viewed as the father of Dutch ice scenes, having been the first to specialise almost entirely in winter landscapes, according to the Rijksmuseum. uncertain

Avercamp → take → Rijksmuseum

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