Yes, among the many reasons that golf should not be classified as a “sport” is that golfers lose so little of their game as they enter their 40s and 50s, and that it is a retirement activity for people who play real sports or even just have real jobs.
(The biggest two reasons that it shouldn’t be classified as a sport, of course, are:
There is no defense (you can’t do anything to adversely impact your opponent’s performance, so you’re really competing more against the course than other golfers).
In a tournament, the first- and second-place finishers may never even see one another. How can it be called a sport if you never directly face your competition?
Mind you, I’m not belittling the skill that golf takes, nor am I saying that the ability to knock a tiny little ball into a tiny little hole a few hundred yards away in a few strokes of a club is anything short of amazing. It’s just no more a sport than chess or bass fishing. (It’s also probably the most boring thing on TV, which is saying quite a lot given the prevalence of garbage like reality TV and NASCAR.))
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
At least he can finally sleep in on Sunday morning!
DagNabIt! over 13 years ago
Or go to church!
coltish1 over 13 years ago
But is that yellow shirt going to be part of the dress code?
kab2rb over 13 years ago
dave98042 you beat me to that. A retired golfer who retires I wonder if they just play golf just for fun not be competitive and trying to win.
fishbulb239 over 13 years ago
Yes, among the many reasons that golf should not be classified as a “sport” is that golfers lose so little of their game as they enter their 40s and 50s, and that it is a retirement activity for people who play real sports or even just have real jobs.
(The biggest two reasons that it shouldn’t be classified as a sport, of course, are:
There is no defense (you can’t do anything to adversely impact your opponent’s performance, so you’re really competing more against the course than other golfers).
In a tournament, the first- and second-place finishers may never even see one another. How can it be called a sport if you never directly face your competition?
Mind you, I’m not belittling the skill that golf takes, nor am I saying that the ability to knock a tiny little ball into a tiny little hole a few hundred yards away in a few strokes of a club is anything short of amazing. It’s just no more a sport than chess or bass fishing. (It’s also probably the most boring thing on TV, which is saying quite a lot given the prevalence of garbage like reality TV and NASCAR.))