Devil's Advocate: Is Golf a sport?

[TaleofTwoDogs]

In the immortal words of the great Bagger Vance: "What I'm talkin about is a game...a game that can't be won only played."

So if your keeping score in a foursome it's a sport, if your playing the course by yourself it's a game. Does that make sense?

 

[JungRebel]

If you have to ask, you haven't read your Wittgenstein.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Does that make sense?

Not at all. You're & your are two different words.

Just as hitting a stationary ball in silence and hitting a 90+mph rising fastball, that doesn't really rise, because physics, tens of thousands yelling, not to mention the opposing team's chatter...two different worlds.

 

[mcdawg22]

Not at all. You're & your are two different words.

Just as hitting a stationary ball in silence and hitting a 90+mph rising fastball, that doesn't really rise, because physics, tens of thousands yelling, not to mention the opposing team's chatter...two different worlds.

As Jack said golfers play their foul balls. It is two different worlds. Great baseball players have tried to be elite golfers, but couldn’t break 90 on US Open condition courses. But discounting golf because of different situations is like discounting baseball because it’s easy to throw and catch when 300 pound men aren’t chasing you. Is golf a sport? Yes. Can you drink and smoke while doing it? Yes but so did David Wells and Kenny Stabler.

 

[fishwater99]

If you have to ask then you have never really played.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Only while reading sixpack

 

[mount lefroy]

No! Because I once tried it and I was terrible at it.

And the people who play it are wealthy and wear funny clothes.

And I once saw a woman play it better than a man.

And you dont have to run. Or hit anyone.

 

[Dawg1976]

You better run if you hit someone with a golf ball! Run from the 'one call that's all guy' that is........