is golf a sport?

snakeeye6789 · 07-09-09, 01:46 AM

golf is definitely a sport. it requires a good deal of athleticism and has a winner and loser. tiger woods makes it a sport lol

stats13 · 07-09-09, 01:49 AM

I asked my buddy who is a GOLF PRO that played collegiately, currently working at a major atlanta country club. His response:

No, its a game. There are athletes that play golf, but not every golfer is an athlete.

stats13 · 07-16-09, 01:01 PM

how many sports could a 59 year old man lead after a full period/day/quarter/whatever?

yisman · 07-16-09, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by unde0087

I am guessing that every person who doesn't think it is a sport can or will ever break par.......if it isn't a sport and anyone can do it, even fat people, than [sic] all of you should be on tour. But your [sic] not.

This makes no sense. Because not everyone can do it, it's a sport?

I can't eat ten hamburgers. I guess then stuffing your face is a sport, right?

And then you say all of us should be on tour? WTF? Some people are better at golf than others. Some people are better at making pornos than others. If making porn isn't a sport, then all of you should be doing it.

yisman · 07-16-09, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by exstatman

Of course it's a sport, it teaches how to deal with adversity better than most. MLB players go on the DL with a hangnail, pro golfers don't get paid. NBA players consider it a hardship to travel in less than first class, pro golfers can travel by car and Motel 6. NFL players think 16 weeks is a long season, pro golfers don't get 16 weeks off all year. NHL players get their field refreshed every 20 minutes, golfers play it as it lies.

And in the simplest terms, a 300 yard drive and a 10 foot putt still count as one stroke.

Doing construction requires more hardship than playing in a basketball game. Therefore, construction is a sport and basketball is not.

My mailman doesn't get paid like basketball players and his means of transportation are a lot more humble than LeBron James's.