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A golfer may carry only 14 clubs

The limit was written into the rules in 1939 to stop players hoarding clubs Before the limit, some professionals carried more than 20 clubs and caddies struggled under the weight. The R&A and the USGA settled on 14 in 1939, and it applies in every round played under the rules. A player who starts with 14 and breaks one may not replace it. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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A golfer may carry only 14 clubs: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The limit was written into the rules in 1939 to stop players hoarding clubs. The figure is taken from The R&A, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.