lol, so many opportunities for Practical Spinoffs
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Not to take this discussion off-topic, but… I agree with the idea of golf not really fitting in with the Olympics.
Most of you know that the original premise of the Olympics was amateur competitions … and very clearly we’re now very, very far past that point…
Watching the individual pros… that I see every weekend… seemed no different to me. Perhaps some team formats of different types, or something like long drive, Par 3, whatever other challenges might make it more interesting?
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I’m also on the … unpopular? … side of I don’t really care what non-golfers think.
I very much enjoy the constant challenge of the (activity, recreation, outdoor pursuit, whatever whatchamacallit…) in and of itself.
Coupled with the desire to improve while strategizing how to … let’s just call it “compete” for now … against the hazards of the course, plus any adverse elements of weather and … perhaps the most insurmountable … all of your own internal doubts, fears, nerves, etc etc … …
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Many professional golfers excelled at other sports. Many elite athletes in other sports are very good at golf. For something that some insist isn’t a sport, innate athleticism seems to matter a whole lot.
if going by physique being a criteria:
NBA - see harden, james post quarantine
MLB - see sandoval, pablo
World Series champion!
I don’t think this is an arguable discussion. Golf is a sport. Sport is anything you do to exercise your body in which I’m very sure golf does that
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Here is a fun one
Get on a radar and try and swing a driver 115 mph
Should clear this question up quickly
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In golf, sportsmanship is celebrated, and gamesmanship is sometimes frowned upon.
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I can drink beer and play baseball/basketball, just doesn’t help (or hurts me more) as much as when I do it when playing golf.
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