[ErnBatavia]

Golf is what I call a “skilled leisure activity”. You look at a pig like John Daly or a runt like Corey Pavin, and it’s quite arguable that golfers are not athletes.

[al baby]

What about Nascar drivers

[jessduntno]

You look at a pig like John Daly or a runt like Corey Pavin, and it’s quite arguable that golfers are not athletes.

[synbad600]

If it’s an activity during which you can smoke and drink, does that qualify as a sport? Some people consider sex a sport, after all.

[henkster]

If you can engage in the activity while drinking beer, it ain’t a sport.

[Above My Pay Grade]

True, but you could make the same argument about baseball, based upon big, fat, superstars like Prince Fielder and David Ortiz and football, based upoon almost any offensive lineman.

I think there is legitimate debate as to whether golf should be considered a “sport” or “athletics”. It involves physical activity and skill is played competitively, so I’d class it as a sport.

[omega4179]

Its the GAME of Golf, right?