Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
A.
When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King
of France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' So he had the
first 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 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.
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