True competitive golfers are as athletic, if not more so, than many athletes in other sports. Ex. Tiger vs. offensive lineman. Golfers have to be flexible and strong, both physically and mentally, to be competitive.
Golfers also work harder, practice more, and are under more psycological pressure than almost any other athlete. In golf, all the results are placed squarely on your shoulders, good or bad. Not so in most other sports; there's always someone else to blame.
If the Detroit Pistons don't win a single game all year, each player will still fly home on their private jet to their 20 acre mansion, where their personal chef will be waiting to take their dinner requests. If a PGA golfer misses every cut, he goes home with nothing. That's a lot of added pressure.
'Real men play football/basketball/baseball.'
Four out of six of the Varsity golfers on my high schools team last year played either basketball, skiing, or track. One of them, a sophomore, played on the varsity basketball team. One junior went to State for track.
What about teamwork? When you play golf for YOUR team; well, that's even MORE added pressure to perform. Then, you're playing with 2 or 3 competitors who might be a lot better than you are or are trying to pysch you out. That more than makes up for the lack of physical contact.
To all you idiots out there who say golf isn't a sport
IT IS!!!!!:cheeky4:
/end of rant