Gorofu mutambo unoshandisa akasiyana makirabhu egorofu (makirabhu) kurova mabhora egorofu mumakomba.Gorofu mutambo une runako rwakakosha, unobvumira vanhu kurovedza muviri munzvimbo yakanaka yechisikigo, kukudziridza manzwiro avo, kukudziridza kurima kwavo, uye hunyanzvi hwekutaurirana.Iyo inozivikanwa se "mutambo uye unoyevedza mutambo".

Gorofu yakatanga kuScotland muzana ramakore rechi 15, uye gorofu yekutanga yainyanya kutambwa nemachinda nevakuru.Nekufarirwa nekuvandudzwa kwemidziyo yegorofu, gorofu yakatanga kuve yakakurumbira pakati pevepakati.Muzana ramakore rechi20, nekugadzwa kwemitemo yegorofu uye masisitimu, zviitiko zvepasi rose zvegorofu zvaiitwa zvakanyanya.Muma1820s, gorofu yakaunzwa kuAsia, uye gorofu yakaunzwa kuChina muna 1896, iyo yakaratidzwa nekugadzwa kweShanghai Golf Club muChina.Muna 2015, Volvo China Open yechi21 yakapera muShanghai.Wu Ashun akahwina mukwikwidzi.Aka ndekekutanga kuti mutambi wekuChina ahwine mubairo weEuropean Tour Player weMwedzi.

United States Golf Association uye Royal Ancient Golf Club yeSt Andrews muEngland inozivikanwa semvumo yekududzira uye kudzokorora mitemo yegorofu.[3] Makwikwi akanyanya kukosha egorofu pasi rose anosanganisira World Cup, iyo US Open nezvimwe zviitiko.