golfis a sport believed to relief stress, and offer relaxation, and was first introduced to brazil towards the end of the 19th century - it was during this time that british and scottish engineers, who were building the são paulo railway, convinced some local monks to cede part of the são bento monastry to build the first golf course in brazil.

unlike other sports in brazil, golf was slow to catch on due to its initial connection to the elite - currently it is expanding as a result of marketing and development initiatives aimed at spreading it throughout the country.