📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society
4.4.6 Golf, rowing, sailing and other sports
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Golf is a popular sport that originated in Scotland. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in Scotland is known as the 'home of golf'. Other popular sports in the UK include rowing (the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race is held annually on the Thames), sailing (the UK has a strong sailing tradition), motor racing (Silverstone hosts the British Grand Prix), and athletics.
Key Facts
- Golf originated in Scotland; St Andrews is 'home of golf'
- Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race on the Thames
- Silverstone hosts British Grand Prix
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