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    Where did 'mulligan' come from in the game of golf?

    Question #21844. Asked by rsw. (Aug 25 02 7:27 PM)


    Barrow boy

    		On the internet, the following seems to be the consensus.

    This golfing term for a free swing dates to 1949. The origin is unknown.
    It would seem likely that there was once a really poor golfer named Mulligan whose partners would allow him extra strokes, but if true his identity is now lost to the ages.

    http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorm.htm#Mulligan

    There is a book that might help - The Historical Dictionary of Golfing Terms (Peter Davies, Robson Books, 1993).

    Aug 26 02, 11:09 AM

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