Golf - a sport?

[free_thinkers_are_dangerous]

Time to settle this once and for all. It can be played in dress clothes, and yet you can pull just about every muscle in your body doing it. You can walk up to 6 miles in one day, or you can take the car. You can drag around a heavy bag, or you can hire someone to do it for you.

I say it's a game, but a rather sport-ish one.

Discuss.

[MattSharpIsCool]

I say its a game or a hobby.

[iliketoplaydrums10111]

Hobby/game, Not a sport, the only real sports are where you get hurt.

They walk around in goofy pants and wack balls

[thepoweroflard]

sport because it takes skill/talent

[lunch998]

My Bro and I decided that it was. First off, in the PGA, you can't take the cart, you have to walk. But other than that, it takes physical ability and you compete.

[Simple Man]

Def. A sport.

[mr snrub]

Of course it is a sport. It can be played as a hobby of course, but apar from that it is definetly a sport. It is one the highest paid sports in the world, so you cannot call that a hobby. Also it requires a unique skill and talent to make it as a profession, and it is very popular around the world. Threadstarter you are a disgrace for raising this issue. If golf isn't a sport, nor are sports like snooker, tennis, athletics or cricket etc.

[free_thinkers_are_dangerous]

Of course it is a sport. It can be played as a hobby of course, but apar from that it is definetly a sport. It is one the highest paid sports in the world, so you cannot call that a hobby. Also it requires a unique skill and talent to make it as a profession, and it is very popular around the world. Threadstarter you are a disgrace for raising this issue. If golf isn't a sport, nor are sports like snooker, tennis, athletics or cricket etc.

:lol: Nice sarcasm... right? :amaze:


Since when is snooker a sport? And why wouldn't cricket (actually involving reflexes, strategy, and running) or athletics be a sport?

[mr snrub]

:lol: Nice sarcasm... right? :amaze:


Since when is snooker a sport? And why wouldn't cricket (actually involving reflexes, strategy, and running) or athletics be a sport?

Oh, so golf doesn't involves stategy does it? Just because you run in cricket, that doesn't make it a sport. A sport is a sponsored activity that attracts alot of public interest, and golf does just as much as cricket. Golf requires alot of good technique, timing, thinking and patience, just like cricket. So the mentallity of the two sports isn't that much difference, actually.



And about snooker, it is a sport but just a not as well sponsored, so it doesn't attract as much interest, that is why everyone hates it. Plus it is a bit boring, but then again, people say cricket it aswell...

[shane italian]

Sport.

[LoveBuzzed]

I actually have a tough time with this one. Golf is kind of inbetween because I think it can be looked at as a leisure/hobby/game in the same sence as Poker for example but it does have a physical aspect to it as well so I'm undecided.

[Joey Hoser]

sport because it takes skill/talent


So does playing an instrument....

or masturbating...


It's a game, because how well your opponent does has no effect on your own performance.

[JustTryAndShutMeUp]

with a cart: -game
without a cart: -sport

well actually its not quite that simple... it depends on who's playing. for someone who has a specific idea that sports involve two teams and contact it probably would be consider a sport, but for someone who doesn't get much excersize and sees the competitive aspect of golf its more of a sport... and for me it takes too much concentration for no extra perscriptions to ritalin

[JustTryAndShutMeUp]

with a cart: -game
without a cart: -sport

well actually its not quite that simple... it depends on who's playing. for someone who has a specific idea that sports involve two teams and contact it probably would be consider a sport, but for someone who doesn't get much excersize and sees the competitive aspect of golf its more of a sport... and for me it takes too much concentration for no extra perscriptions to ritalin

[JustTryAndShutMeUp]

with a cart: -game
without a cart: -sport

well actually its not quite that simple... it depends on who's playing. for someone who has a specific idea that sports involve two teams and contact it probably would be consider a sport, but for someone who doesn't get much excersize and sees the competitive aspect of golf its more of a sport... and for me it takes too much concentration for no extra perscriptions to ritalin

[Your Mom, B*tch]

I compete with other people when I play it, making it a sport.

[PunkGuitarist]

It's a game, because how well your opponent does has no effect on your own performance.
Yes, but neither does swimming.

[BasShorty]

more of a game than a sport I think..

[Supreven]

It's a game, because how well your opponent does has no effect on your own performance.
I hardly think thats the criteria for a sport, then you would have to disclude all track and field events, swimming, cycling, etc...

But what the **** is the difference between a sport and a game anyways? Hockey is a sport but is also a game, same goes for any other sport, they're all games!! You go to watch a baseball GAME, a football GAME, hence why I think this argument is retarded... A better question to ask would be whether you consider it a sport or not, and to answer that, I would definately consider it a sport. It requires mental AND physical skill, like any other sport, so how is this any different??

[free_thinkers_are_dangerous]

To the guy who said "it's sponsored" - so? If you invest in something, it changes its athletic status? If Superbowl ads stopped fetching 1 million dollars per 20 seconds, football wouldn't be a sport anymore?


To the guy who said you compete against an opponent - you do that in video games. Video games also require coordination and skill.

[justlikealex]

It is still a sport even if its not popular with MXers.

[shane italian]

Yes, but neither does swimming.ZING!

[Zmev]

Not a sport, at most its a game.

[bassman04]

Peope getting paid to play a 'game' surely makes it a sport. Andthe Ryder Cup is a team game, and almost all team games are classified as sports.

Hobby/game, Not a sport, the only real sports are where you get hurt.

They walk around in goofy pants and wack balls

What about baseball? That is classed as a sport, somehow, and they run around to whack their balls, ans the **** they wear is much 'goofier' than a shirt and trousers.

[Who's the Boss?]

Can we all just agree that if golf is a sport, it's the crappiest sport ever.

I mean look at a hockey game and then look at golf game (or match, competition? help me out). It's hard to call golf a sport after seeing a real one.

[FourTouchCombination]

Golf is far cooler than boché.

[Adam]

Stupidest. Thread. Ever.


Of course it's a sport.


One of the most challenging, mentally draining and strategic sports of all.


And to those who say it's a gay sport. Look at modern golfers, they are atheletes. Tiger Woods could kick your *** easily.

[Who's the Boss?]

And to those who say it's a gay sport. Look at modern golfers, they are atheletes. Tiger Woods could kick your *** easily.

Good one :thumb: :lol:

[RockGuitarist501]

it is a sport. it takes an incredible amount of time and practice to get half as good as the pros. lots of fun to play.

[anorternsoul84]

defo sport. Its more mentally straining than most other sports as well, i play football and if i shoot most times it will go in/nearly i hardly ever completely balloon it. I play golf just as much as football but some days i hit a poor shot then my head goes and i start messing every shot up then get really angry and hence get worse because im trying to hard golf is the only sport that can make me go absolutely mental and want to stop playing and go home.

[Joey Hoser]

One question:

How is golf more of a sport than playing an instrument?

[croniun]

One question:

How is golf more of a sport than playing an instrument?

Good question. By definition, pretty much anything could be a sport.

[Adam]

Good one :thumb: :lol:


Thanks.

[Jim Hull]

One question:

How is golf more of a sport than playing an instrument?

To play an instrument you don’t need to be physically fit. To play golf well, you need, like Adam said, to be an athlete.

Golf is as tough as you make. Sometimes I feel like a quite round with some friends. In that case, it’s a relaxing gentle game where we can all have some fun. But when I play matches in a tournament, it’s a gruelling, tough match which is physically and mentally draining.

[Eccles]

sport ( P ) Pronunciation Key (spôrt, sprt)
n.

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
A particular form of this activity.
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
An active pastime; recreation.

Golf fulfills every single criterion set forth in the dictionary definition. Ergo, sport it is.

For anyone arguing the physical activity side - the physical discipline and precision required to accurately and consistently strike a golf ball is immense.

[Jim Hull]

For anyone arguing the physical activity side - the physical discipline and precision required to accurately and consistently strike a golf ball is immense.

Agreed

[Joey Hoser]

To play an instrument you don’t need to be physically fit. To play golf well, you need, like Adam said, to be an athlete.

You don't need to be physically fit to play golf either. Haven't you even seen John Daly? It doesn't matter how fat and out of shape you are, you can play a round of golf.

Golf is as tough as you make. Sometimes I feel like a quite round with some friends. In that case, it’s a relaxing gentle game where we can all have some fun. But when I play matches in a tournament, it’s a gruelling, tough match which is physically and mentally draining.

And performing a concert isn't physically and mentally draining? I don't know about you, but after I play a show I'm ready to pass out.

[justlikealex]

If boxing (my favorite sport) is considered a sport, I think golfing would be.

Anyways, you have to have good sportsmanship to play it...unlike guitar which was said.

People consider ****ing bass fishing a sport.

Why the hell would you even say that golf isn't a sport and baseball or football or soccer is?

Even if football>golf?

[Joey Hoser]

If boxing (my favorite sport) is considered a sport, I think golfing would be.

Anyways, you have to have good sportsmanship to play it...unlike guitar which was said.

People consider ****ing bass fishing a sport.

Why the hell would you even say that golf isn't a sport and baseball or football or soccer is?

Even if football>golf?


No sport requires sportsmanship to play it...

[bassman04]

How is golf more of a sport than playing an instrument?
Because in golf, you compete against others, but playing an instrument isn't really competitive, it's to make yourself happy or others happy.

[Joey Hoser]

Because in golf, you compete against others, but playing an instrument isn't really competitive, it's to make yourself happy or others happy.


It can. Ever heard of a battle of the bands? I don't see how it's different. Whether you play golf or make music, you practice at it untill people start noticing your skill, you become popular and eventually get invited on tours, and the better you do/are the more money you make.

Golf requires no more athletisim than playing an instrument. Both take dexterity, both can be competitive.

[groomits]

So does playing an instrument....

or masturbating...


It's a game, because how well your opponent does has no effect on your own performance.

the ones who need talent to mastubate need A LOT of talent to play golf. Golf is a sport, not because it need endurance but because it need strategy, talent, patience, thinking, a good physic form AND endurance. Golf can be play as a hobby, like all the other sport too. I play golf as a hobby, I aslo work in a golf course and to see people tired after a 18 holes makes me think that it's a sport.

If you think that golf is just a stick and a ball, then it's your problem.

[Joey Hoser]

Golf is a sport, not because it need endurance but because it need strategy

So does music. A band must plan out and write songs and their order to make the most entertaining show.

talent

Obviously, being a good musician requires this.

patience

This can be equated to having good timing

thinking

Making sure you are infront of the mic at the right times, are playing the right thing at the right time... etc.

a good physic form

Again, see John Daly. Being a good musician takes years of training and lots of dexterity.

AND endurance

Maybe it's because of the type of music I play, but a 45 minute set will tire me out a whole hell of a lot more than a round of golf.

[Lowend]

then you're definately out of shape. i've played 3 hour sets with little fatigue. snort coke or something

dictionary.com has this to say: "# Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively."

golf has rules. it is indeed physical, as you use your body. swinging is definately physical. and it is engaged in competitively

thus golf=sport

[Eccles]

then you're definately out of shape. i've played 3 hour sets with little fatigue. snort coke or something

dictionary.com has this to say: "# Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively."

golf has rules. it is indeed physical, as you use your body. swinging is definately physical. and it is engaged in competitively

thus golf=sport....that sounds familiar to a post already made O:-)

sport ( P ) Pronunciation Key (spôrt, sprt)
n.

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
A particular form of this activity.
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
An active pastime; recreation.

Golf fulfills every single criterion set forth in the dictionary definition. Ergo, sport it is.

For anyone arguing the physical activity side - the physical discipline and precision required to accurately and consistently strike a golf ball is immense.Playing a musical instrument is not governed by a set of rules or customs. Sure there's music theory, but not adhering to any form of music theory does not mean you aren't playing your instrument. You can do whatever you like to get sound, you're still making music. In golf, you can't just decide you're going to pick the ball up and throw it instead.

Also, playing your instrument is considered art, and therefore is in no way competitive. No-one makes their living from playing battles of the bands.

[justlikealex]

Exactly golf is a sport. I don't know why the **** you would try to say otherwise. Maybe you have something against a golfer, I don't know, but what would possess you to even make this thread? I mean if you went up to anybody on the street and asked simply, "Is golf a sport?" 90% of them would say yes. And the golf having rules argument helps too.