The following is a partial timeline of the history of golf: * 1421 – A Scottish regiment aiding the French against the English at the Siege of Baugé is introduced to the game of chole. Hugh Kennedy, Robert Stewart and John Smale, three of the identified players, are credited with introducing the game in Scotland. * 1457 – Golf, along with football, is banned by the Scots Parliament of James II to preserve the skills of archery. Golf is prohibited on Sundays because it has interfered with military training for the wars against the English. * 1470 – The ban on golf is reaffirmed by the Parliament of James III. * 1491 – The golf ban is affirmed again by Parliament, this time under James IV. * 1502 – With the signing of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace between England and Scotland, the ban o