Golf
It was in 1971 that Apollo 14 set off for the moon. There were 3 astronauts on board including the sneaky Alan Shepard. Shepard had managed to smuggle a ball and golf club head inside his spacesuit! Just before Apollo 14 was set to leave the moon, Shepard played 2 shots. According to him, the ball flew ‘miles and miles and miles’. In reality, it travelled just a few hundred yards. Not bad when you’re wearing a super stiff suit! And thanks to Shepard it’s nailed in history, Golf is the first sport to have been played on the moon.
It was in 1971 that Apollo 14 set off for the moon. There were 3 astronauts on board including the sneaky Alan Shepard. Shepard had managed to smuggle a ball and golf club head inside his spacesuit! Just before Apollo 14 was set to leave the moon, Shepard played 2 shots. According to him, the ball flew ‘miles and miles and miles’. In reality, it travelled just a few hundred yards. Not bad when you’re wearing a super stiff suit! And thanks to Shepard it’s nailed in history, Golf is the first sport to have been played on the moon.
