Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "and I could kick yours, what's your point daddy O ?" Who is this directed at and what does it have to do with anything? Golf is a sport, son. Deal with it.
Originally Posted By Mr X >>Golf is a sport, son. Deal with it.<< That's no argument. I can sort of see Clints' point, although if you look at things overall golf is much MORE a sport than some of the so-called olympic sports such as figure skating (sorry, this is a form of DANCE, not a sport), curling (weird kinda shuffleboard...no athleticism required that I can see), and syncronized swimming (again, a form of dance, or some kinda choreography anyway). Anyone ever hear the George Carlin take on sports? It's pretty funny. When it comes down to it, a sport is whatever people want to consider a somewhat athletic (in some cases, like bowling), competetive event. I suppose you could point to official "sports" as something that requires speed, particularly running. But even there, baseball pitchers don't generally have to run (occasionally they do). Put it this way, Clint, if it's not a sport, then how would you catagorize it? I will give you one thing, not all great golfers have to be in super tip-top "athelete" condition. Having said that though, Tiger surely IS a great athelete.
Originally Posted By Mr X To throw more fuel on the fire, is drum and bugle corps competitions a "sport"? They claim it is. They even market it as "the summer music games" and it is shown on ESPN2 (like cheerleading...another "sport"?). But it's not. It's a music competition, with some dancing and choreography, right? I suppose you could also define a "sport" as a sort of game where one team (or person) must score more points than another. Referees are there to keep the game fair, but not to award points per se. In that case, golf AND bowling would qualify, but figure skating and drum corps would not. But even there, you've got your grey areas. Is olympic diving a "sport"? Clearly it is athletic. Though you still need the judges to dole out the scores (they have certain criteria, of course, but some of it does end up being subjective). I think this thread could be better written as "what constitutes sports".
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I will give you one thing, not all great golfers have to be in super tip-top "athelete" condition.< ever see pitcher David Wells ? Michael Sweetney of the Bulls ? If being in shape was part of the criteria, a number of 'ahtletes' would be out...
Originally Posted By EdisYoda From dictionary.com: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport" target="_blank">http://dictionary.reference.co m/browse/sport</a> sport /spɔrt, spoʊrt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[spawrt, spohrt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Originally Posted By pecos bill While I dont give a rats behind about golf being a sport, I can say that I detest it. Where I live near lake Tahoe, golf courses are being developed with upscale housing that is driving the cost of living up so high that common working class people, including police and firemen, can no longer afford to live in the communities they work in. Meanwhile, huge multi-million dollar homes sit empty for all but a few weeks of the year. Once pristine areas have been destroyed, and the groundwater has taken a huge hit. All of this, so a bunch of rich, soft, pink men can drive up in their Hummers, bop their balls around, and congratulate themselves on being masters of the universe.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 All's I know is... They have poker on ESPN now. I guess I can give golf a pass.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Golf the only sport I know that allows you to drink and smoke while you playing. Thats a good thing.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Beer frame ! - definitely drinking, although with almost all indoor places going smoke free - the smoking part is likely out in most places now.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 one of the holdouts -- when they banned smoking in Ireland's pubs I thought it was a sure sign there would soon be nowhere left
Originally Posted By irishfan It's worked a treat back home too, and what I was especially impressed with was the fact that it was an overnight thing. None of this slowly phased in stuff, which has been the case here in Australia. Australia goes smoke free from July 2nd.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 < Golf the only sport I know that allows you to drink and smoke while you playing.> You definitely need to find a new softball league.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^ Mark Grace when he was with the Cubs used to go thru like half a pack a game -- the local camera crews would always seach for him smoking -- LOL !
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