Golf ke papali e sebelisang lihlopha tse fapaneng tsa kolofo (lihlopha) ho otla libolo tsa kolofo mekoting.Golf ke papali e khahlehang ka ho khetheha, e lumellang batho ho ikoetlisa sebakeng se setle sa tlhaho, ho hlaolela maikutlo a bona, ho hlaolela boithaopo ba bona le tsebo ea ho buisana.E tsejoa e le "papali ea feshene le e ntle".

Golf e simolohile Scotland lekholong la bo15 la lilemo, 'me kolofo ea pele e ne e bapaloa haholo ke likhosana le bahlomphehi.Ka botumo le nts'etsopele ea lisebelisoa tsa kolofo, kolofo e ile ea qala ho tsebahala har'a batho ba maemo a mahareng.Lekholong la bo20 la lilemo, ha ho thehoa melao le litsamaiso tsa kolofo, liketsahalo tsa machaba tsa papali ea kolofo li ne li etsoa ka bongata.Lilemong tsa bo-1820, kolofo e ile ea hlahisoa Asia, 'me kolofo e ile ea hlahisoa Chaena ka 1896, e ileng ea tšoauoa ka ho thehoa ha Shanghai Golf Club Chaena.Ka 2015, Volvo China Open ea bo21 e ile ea fela Shanghai.Wu Ashun o hapile bompoli.Lena ke lekhetlo la pele ha sebapali sa China se hapile khau ea Sebapali sa Khoeli sa Bohahlauli sa Europe.

United States Golf Association le Royal Ancient Golf Club ea St Andrews e Engelane li amoheloa e le matla a ho hlalosa le ho ntlafatsa melao ea papali ea kolofo.[3] Litlholisano tsa bohlokoahali tsa kolofo lefatšeng li kenyelletsa Mohope oa Lefatše, US Open le liketsahalo tse ling.