Curling is a 500+ year old sport. The first specific references to the game appear in Scottish writings and Flemish paintings from the 1500's. In the early days, rocks came in different shapes and sizes and each curler brought their own to games.Curling became extremely popular in Scotland and it was the Scots who developed the modern game. They created the first rules and organized the sport's first governing body, the Grand Caledonian Curling Club, in the early 1800's. more... See more text