How is golf considered a real sport?

[Ceremony]

Darts

 

[Goonzilla]

Turkish Wrestling?

 

[BigMac1212]

Wow. Who knew sports have gotten on the Lounge?

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

It's an activity not a sport

 

[stan the caddy]

Darts

Pro darts is the ****ing ****. I wish I lived in England.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMSDUpQYVas

 

[stan the caddy]

As far as golf goes, I really don't care what you call it. I've been playing my whole life and I've tee'd it up with "athletes" from all different sports and they usually just embarrass themselves. For a "game" that apparently doesn't require "athletic ability" people sure seem to suck at it. My buddy played minor league hockey, begged me to play with him, whiffed three times and then pouted in the cart the rest of the round.

 

[Ben Grimm]

1. Jack Wagner 0.3-Handicap

2. Kenny G 0.6-Handicap

3. Tony Romo 3.3-Handicap

4. Michael Jordan 4-Handicap

5. Justin Timberlake 4.8-Handicap

6. Tom Brady 6.4-Handicap

7. Samuel L. Jackson 6.9-Handicap

http://progolfnow.com/2015/09/13/top-30-best-celebrity-golfers/25/

As far as golf goes, I really don't care what you call it. I've been playing my whole life and I've tee'd it up with "athletes" from all different sports and they usually just embarrass themselves. For a "game" that apparently doesn't require "athletic ability" people sure seem to suck at it. My buddy played minor league hockey, begged me to play with him, whiffed three times and then pouted in the cart the rest of the round.

Many athletes and celebrities are good. See above. Steph Curry has a 2 handicap. Glavine, Maddux, and Smoltz are all good.

 

[stan the caddy]

http://progolfnow.com/2015/09/13/top-30-best-celebrity-golfers/25/

Many athletes and celebrities are good. See above. Steph Curry has a 2 handicap. Glavine, Maddux, and Smoltz are all good.

I'm fully aware of that. I'm disagreeing with the notion that golf is an non-athletic sport for out of shape people that ride around in a cart.

So many people think that it's easy and if they're good at athletic sports its easy. It's really goddamn hard, takes a ton of coordination, and the people with low handicaps have to dedicate some serious time.

As far as the list goes, just for the sake of talking about it, Curry ain't a real 2 and Jordan ain't a real 4 and so on. Romo supposedly can really play and there's no way either one of those guys could hang with him. Smoltz is supposed to be really good. I used to hear stories that he would play with Tiger during spring training. Woods would only give him like 2 a side because he's so cheap and needless to say, Smoltz would lose a lot of money.

 

[Cody Webster]

Here's the thread that gets made in the lounge every month like clockwork with the single intention of pissing Ser Woof off.

If you think Golf isn't a sport, you're an idiot... the end.

Truth.

Kind of funny who made the thread.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

darts

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Twenty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Siamese Dream]

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[Vipers31]

Darts

People over here have started to jump on the darts bandwagon big-time. One of the more annoying fads I've witnessed.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Pro darts is the ****ing ****.

I agree, much more compelling TV than golf. Love the pace, and obviously the crowd makes it.

 

[Eb]

I find the people that don't think golf is a sport are the ones that are terrible it. May be a coincidence but that's what I have noticed. Take what you want from that.

The best part about golf IMO is that you are really battling against yourself. Everything is in your control for the most part. If you find that as a negative for the sport (or game in your opinion) doesn't make it less of a sport. Just makes it all that much unique.

No matter how much practice, training can't make you into a pro. I find a dividing point between a game and sport to be whether if an average joe can pick up the game/sport and with practice and training be as good as a pro. In golf, this is not the case.

Just my two cents. Cheers!

 

[YEM]

I find the people that don't think golf is a sport are the ones that are terrible it. May be a coincidence but that's what I have noticed.

nailed it
the thinking: I'm athletic & good at sports but bad at golf so it isn't a sport

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Yes.

Have you ever seen Bartolo Colon, Pablo Sandoval, or Prince Fielder play?

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Pablo Sandoval is 5'10'' 240

Jerome Bettis played at 5'11'' 251

Guess football isn't a sport either, huh?

 

[RayP]

Pablo Sandoval is 5'10'' 240

Jerome Bettis played at 5'11'' 251

Guess football isn't a sport either, huh?

A bit different being fat and athletic like those 2, vs just being an un-athletic fatass like John Daly.

 

[John Price]

You know what golf stands for?
No, what?
Gay... outdoor lifestyle with fellas!

 

[jw2]

I find the people that don't think golf is a sport are the ones that are terrible it. May be a coincidence but that's what I have noticed. Take what you want from that.

The best part about golf IMO is that you are really battling against yourself. Everything is in your control for the most part. If you find that as a negative for the sport (or game in your opinion) doesn't make it less of a sport. Just makes it all that much unique.

No matter how much practice, training can't make you into a pro. I find a dividing point between a game and sport to be whether if an average joe can pick up the game/sport and with practice and training be as good as a pro. In golf, this is not the case.

Just my two cents. Cheers!

Do you say the same about cheerleading?!?!

I don't care what people say about golf. I say yes. I play a bit. I enjoy it.

I also think the majority of the people saying it's not a sport probably can't walk 18 holes.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Pablo Sandoval is 5'10'' 240

Jerome Bettis played at 5'11'' 251

Guess football isn't a sport either, huh?

I'm talking about Sandoval in his prime ('10/'11). Dude was waaay more overweight than he is now and had a massive body fat percentage while still being an all star.

The reason why he didn't sign with the Giants was because they would put him under a weight training regimen and they cut off his hotel room service. We all know what has happened with him in Boston after that...

If you were responding to my post (you didn't quote anyone so I have no idea), I think you're confusing my stance on what is/isn't a sport. I was just responding to ix's comment saying that he only considers a sport a sport if you "need to be in shape". You don't have to be in shape to play at a high level in baseball. I don't personally believe that you need to be in shape in order for it to be considered a sport.

 

[John Price]

Golf in the United States is a $70 billion annual industry with 24.1 million players. ... Opponents say that golf better meets the definition of "game" than "sport," does not require rigorous physical activity, and can be played professionally by people who are overweight, injured, or non-athletic.
Is Golf a Sport? - ProCon.org
golf.procon.org/

Let's think what golf is

You line up and swing a stick at a ball. Then you walk to the ball. Then you swing again.

It's a competitive activity. But it's not a sport.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport

Sport is generally recognised as system of activities which are based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with the largest major competitions such as the Olympic Games admitting only sports meeting this definition,[3] and other organisations such as the Council of Europe using definitions precluding activities without a physical element from classification as sports.[2] However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee (through ARISF) recognises both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and SportAccord, the international sports federation association, recognises five non-physical sports: bridge, chess Pictures of Chess, draughts (checkers), Go, and xiangqi,[4][5] and limits the number of mind games which can be admitted as sports.[1]

What kind of physical exertion or training goes into trying to hitting a ball 4 times into a hole? You're skilled if you do that. But does it make you an athlete?

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Do you not know what the word "generally" means?

That passage isn't a be all end all, FFS.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

If you were responding to my post (you didn't quote anyone so I have no idea), I think you're confusing my stance on what is/isn't a sport. I was just responding to ix's comment saying that he only considers a sport a sport if you "need to be in shape". You don't have to be in shape to play at a high level in baseball. I don't personally believe that you need to be in shape in order for it to be considered a sport.

Makes sense, we agree

 

[jw2]

Signs you've never played golf 101:

Let's think what golf is

You line up and swing a stick at a ball. Then you walk to the ball. Then you swing again.

It's a competitive activity. But it's not a sport.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport



What kind of physical exertion or training goes into trying to hitting a ball 4 times into a hole? You're skilled if you do that. But does it make you an athlete?