He’s no more of an athlete then a good pool player or dart board champ. Golf is a game of leisure. If he’s an athlete then so is John Daly lol! Race car drivers are athletes too then I guess
I never really know which side to take on this.
I think sometimes the idea of "looking like an athlete" means something but other times I think it doesn't mean much at all. I have know a lot of guys that look the part (myself included, humble brag) that can't do things that might be considered "athletic", I can't juggle a soccer ball or really even kick one with any degree of accuracy. I could dunk years ago but I could not run a 4.5 40.
John Kruk and Charles Barkley did not exactly look the part but both were really good in their sport.
Some heavyweight boxers don't exactly look the part but they still beat the **** out of dudes.
I guess I don't think you need to be an athlete to be a golfer but you need to be athletic in the sense that it takes hand eye coordination, speed, strength maybe endurance?