Q:
In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
A. When Mary,
later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for education
& survival), Louis, King of France learned that she loved the Scot
game 'golf.' So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland
built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned
(and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military
school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned
to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the
practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day'
and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.'
