{"id":253057,"date":"2026-10-06T11:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/?p=253057"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:44:53","slug":"why-does-golf-have-18-holes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/why-does-golf-have-18-holes\/","title":{"rendered":"Perch\u00e9 il golf ha 18 buche? La storia di St Andrews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chiedi a qualsiasi golfista perch\u00e9 un giro ha 18 buche e probabilmente otterrai un'alzata di spalle, una battuta o una storia su una bottiglia di whisky. La vera risposta \u00e8 molto pi\u00f9 interessante. Inizia su una stretta striscia di costa scozzese, con un pugno di gentiluomini golfisti che, nell'autunno del 1764, decisero che alcune delle loro buche erano semplicemente troppo corte. Benvenuto in un nuovo capitolo della nostra serie &#8220;Le origini del golf&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prima del 18: quando ogni campo aveva il suo numero<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per gran parte della storia antica del golf non esisteva un campo &#8220;standard&#8221;. I golfisti giocavano su ci\u00f2 che offriva il terreno. Un links veniva tracciato lungo le dune, le buche venivano scavate dove il terreno lo permetteva e un giro significava semplicemente andare e tornare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I risultati erano meravigliosamente disomogenei:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leith Links<\/strong>, casa dei golfisti che scrissero le prime regole del golf conosciute nel 1744, si giocava su <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/oldest-golf-sites\/1619-leith-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appena cinque buche<\/a>. Puoi leggere di pi\u00f9 su di loro nella nostra storia su <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/the-honourable-company-of-edinburgh-golfers\/\">The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Prestwick<\/strong>, culla di The Open, aveva <strong>dodici buche<\/strong>. Quando vi si disput\u00f2 il primissimo Open Championship, il 17 ottobre 1860, i giocatori completarono <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestwickgc.co.uk\/history\/the-open-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tre giri da 12 buche<\/a>, per un totale di 36.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>St Andrews<\/strong>, invece, aveva <strong>22<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un &#8220;giro&#8221; era ci\u00f2 che il links di casa tua aveva da offrire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St Andrews e le sue 22 buche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A St Andrews il percorso si snodava lungo la costa e poi tornava indietro. I golfisti giocavano le buche all'andata e poi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/open-championship\/how-many-shared-greens-are-there-at-st-andrews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">giocavano le stesse buche al ritorno<\/a>, mirando alle stesse buche dalla direzione opposta. Undici all'andata, undici al ritorno: 22 buche in totale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Era un uso ingegnoso di un terreno stretto, ma aveva un difetto. Diverse buche all'inizio del percorso erano molto corte e, poich\u00e9 ogni buca si giocava due volte, anche quelle buche corte contavano due volte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 ottobre 1764: il giorno in cui il golf perse quattro buche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il 4 ottobre 1764 la Society of St Andrews Golfers, guidata dal suo capitano <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/oldest-golf-clubs-societies\/1754-royal-and-ancient-golf-club-of-st-andrews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William St Clair of Roslin<\/a>, prese una decisione che avrebbe plasmato il gioco per secoli. Le prime quattro buche furono giudicate troppo corte, cos\u00ec vennero unite in due buche pi\u00f9 lunghe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poich\u00e9 il percorso si giocava all'andata e al ritorno, la modifica cont\u00f2 due volte. Quattro buche corte all'andata diventarono due, e le stesse quattro al ritorno diventarono due. Ventidue buche diventarono diciotto: nove all'andata, nove al ritorno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nessuno in quella sala cercava di inventare uno standard mondiale. Stavano semplicemente migliorando il loro campo. Ma quel campo era St Andrews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come il 18 divent\u00f2 la regola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'influenza di St Andrews crebbe costantemente. Nel 1834 re Guglielmo IV divenne patrono del club e la Society of St Andrews Golfers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/oldest-golf-clubs-societies\/1754-royal-and-ancient-golf-club-of-st-andrews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">divenne il Royal and Ancient Golf Club<\/a>, l'istituzione che avrebbe poi guidato il gioco. Nel 1858 le sue regole resero ufficiale il legame:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;Un giro del links, ovvero 18 buche, \u00e8 considerato un match salvo diversa pattuizione.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Rules of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, 1858<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Da allora le 18 buche non furono pi\u00f9 solo l'usanza di St Andrews. Divennero la regola. Altri club ridisegnarono gradualmente i loro campi per adeguarsi. Persino Prestwick, sede dei primi dodici Open, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestwickgc.co.uk\/history\/the-open-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">si trasfer\u00ec su un nuovo percorso di 18 buche nel 1882<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th style=\"width:90px\">Anno<\/th><th>Cosa accadde<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1744<\/strong><\/td><td>Leith Links si gioca su cinque buche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1754<\/strong><\/td><td>Viene fondata la Society of St Andrews Golfers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1764<\/strong><\/td><td>St Andrews passa da 22 buche a 18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1834<\/strong><\/td><td>La Society diventa il Royal and Ancient Golf Club<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1858<\/strong><\/td><td>Le 18 buche vengono sancite nelle regole come un giro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1860<\/strong><\/td><td>Si gioca il primo Open a Prestwick, su 12 buche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1882<\/strong><\/td><td>Prestwick passa a 18 buche<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La strada del golf verso le 18 buche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St Andrews ha conservato un ricordo del suo passato di andata e ritorno: i suoi famosi green doppi. Poich\u00e9 i golfisti andavano e tornavano sugli stessi green, questi venivano semplicemente condivisi. Nel 1857 Allan Robertson fu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/origin-of-golf-terms\/coloured-colored-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pagato per aprire una seconda buca<\/a> nei green centrali e, intorno al 1870, Old Tom Morris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/open-championship\/how-many-shared-greens-are-there-at-st-andrews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">separ\u00f2 il green della 1 da quello della 17<\/a>. Oggi sette grandi green sono ancora condivisi da due buche, una all'andata e una al ritorno. Per saperne di pi\u00f9 sul campo, leggi <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/the-old-course-at-st-andrews-golfs-sacred-ground\/\">L'Old Course di St Andrews: la terra sacra del golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E il whisky?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probabilmente hai sentito la leggenda: una bottiglia di Scotch contiene 18 bicchierini, cos\u00ec un golfista assetato ne beveva un sorso a ogni buca e il giro finiva insieme alla bottiglia. \u00c8 una bella storia da raccontare alla diciannovesima buca, ma <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveabout.com\/why-18-holes-in-length-1561076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00e8 solo una storia<\/a>. Non esiste alcuna testimonianza storica a sostegno. La vera risposta \u00e8 meno romantica e molto pi\u00f9 scozzese: una sensata decisione di un comitato sulle buche troppo corte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perch\u00e9 conta ancora oggi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quelle 18 buche plasmano tutto il gioco che pratichiamo: il ritmo delle prime nove e delle seconde nove, il modo in cui il <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/what-is-a-par-demystifying-golf-scoring-terms\/\">par<\/a> si somma in un giro e le quattro ore circa che trascorriamo sul campo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Determinano anche ci\u00f2 che chiediamo ai nostri piedi. Diciotto buche significano camminare per diversi chilometri su erba, sabbia e pendii, spesso con un tempo variabile. Ecco perch\u00e9 crediamo che una scarpa da golf debba essere costruita come un'elegante scarpa classica e rendere come una scarpa sportiva. Ogni paio di scarpe Lambda Golf \u00e8 fatto a mano in Portogallo con pelle pregiata, pensato per restare comodo dal primo tee all'ultimo putt. Scopri le nostre <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/categories\/gentlemen\/\">scarpe da golf da uomo<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/categories\/ladies\/\">scarpe da golf da donna<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lambdagolf.com\/it\/shop\/\">ACQUISTA SCARPE DA GOLF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusione<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il golf ha 18 buche non per un grande progetto, ma perch\u00e9 un gruppo di golfisti di St Andrews voleva buche migliori. Una decisione pratica presa nel 1764 \u00e8 stata adottata in tutto il mondo, e oggi ogni giro che giochi porta con s\u00e9 un pezzetto di quella storia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quindi, la prossima volta che sarai sul tee della 18, alza un bicchiere (metaforico) a William St Clair e ai gentiluomini di St Andrews. Resta sintonizzato per la prossima storia di &#8220;Origini del golf&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fonti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/oldest-golf-clubs-societies\/1754-royal-and-ancient-golf-club-of-st-andrews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Golf History \u2013 Royal &amp; Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (1754)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/oldest-golf-sites\/1619-leith-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Golf History \u2013 Leith Links<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestwickgc.co.uk\/history\/the-open-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prestwick Golf Club \u2013 The Open Championship<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishgolfhistory.org\/origin-of-golf-terms\/coloured-colored-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Golf History \u2013 Coloured Flags and &#8220;Out&#8221; and &#8220;In&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/open-championship\/how-many-shared-greens-are-there-at-st-andrews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Golf Monthly \u2013 How Many Shared Greens Are There at St Andrews?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveabout.com\/why-18-holes-in-length-1561076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LiveAbout \u2013 Why Golf Courses Have 18 Holes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Immagine in evidenza: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Old_course_st_andrews.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L'Old Course e la club house del R&amp;A, Wikimedia Commons<\/a> (pubblico dominio)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il golf ha 18 buche per una decisione presa a St Andrews il 4 ottobre 1764. Scopri come 22 buche diventarono 18, e perch\u00e9 la leggenda del whisky \u00e8 solo una storia.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":908,"featured_media":253060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[909],"tags":[919],"class_list":["post-253057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-golf-origins"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.3 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Does Golf Have 18 Holes? The St Andrews Story | Lambda Golf<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why does golf have 18 holes? It all started at St Andrews in 1764, when 22 holes became 18. 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