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Sports History: Golf Was the First Sport on the Moon
In 1971, two years after Neil Armstrong was the first person to enter the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard made another great leap for mankind. During the Apollo-14 mission, he had taken the head of a 6-iron golf club. He attached it to the handle of a fold-up lunar excavator and struck two golf balls with this provisional golf club – thus, golf was the first sport practiced on the moon. Supposedly, the golf ball flew "mile-wide" At that time, Shepa…
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In 1971, two years after Neil Armstrong was the first person to enter the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard made another great leap for mankind. During the Apollo-14 mission, he had taken the head of a 6-iron golf club. He attached it to the handle of a fold-up lunar excavator and struck two golf balls with this provisional golf club – thus, golf was the first sport practiced on the moon. Supposedly, the golf ball flew "mile-wide" At that time, Shepa…
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