Huh? Who walks 24 miles? You mean over a four day period with your every whim catered to? Oh my! What exertion! You get a grip. Golf is a pastime, a hobby, a stroll through the woods or the grass. It's like billiards or bowling.
I agree, but when such endeavors are performed by exceptional athletes, id est, those mutants among us with nearly superhuman hand-eye coordination and consistency, then the events become spectacular. Face it. No one wants to watch even "good" basketball players contend each other, e.g. the CBA. And few will compare the excitement of Arena Ball with that of the NFL.
The masses, however, will tune in to watch Lance Armstrong ride a bike through the pastured back-roads of France...
And, as true as that foolishness is, you are a FReeper with great depth and intelligence.
LOL!
You think golf is not a sport? Ha! How about baseball? You sit on your butt dozing off for half the game and stand around in the outfield for 48 percent more. Hell, you get more exercise walking through the mall to pick up a dozen golf balls.