That’s a great point
The strength in depth of the field at The Open is much greater
Nah. Just give them free passage from Larne to Cairnryan
Augusta isnt even pitch and putt. Its just a putting test
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Gets easier to win it every year so as the field ages
This debate on golf being a sport or not is fascinating. If you define sport based on athleticism then it’s obviously not a sport, not when you have the likes of a whippet like Danny Whillet winning majors or fat/borderline obese lads like Patrick Reed or Migel potbelly Angel (although he does a bit of yoga). In fairness to Lowry he seems to have got his weight under control, unlike a lot on here.
However, golf is not an athletic sport, it is a cerebral sport. Anyone can swing a golf club. I played with a group of four yesterday, and the best of us was a septuagenarian. Lovely controlled swing, straight down the fairway on every hole, superb putter.
The only “sport” that competes with golf in terms of the pressure on the individual is darts. It’s basically one man (or woman) against the dartboard or one man (or woman) against the golf course.
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Did you take money off the three lads?
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No, he took plenty of me though.
you cunt.
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Christ
Golf is a game where you aim to do as little as possible… Bizarre shit.
What does that even mean?
Usually off the tee you are trying to do as much as possible.
I wonder if Lowry is awake?
I reckon no, he’d be past out by now with a few beers
Unless that little creepy binge drinking cunt Canning is up there pestering him for a session again.
I’d say he left the pub at 11 after a few pints and went back to read a Nick Faldo book. Drifted off at 1AM and then woke drenched in sweat at 3AM. The first few holes could be nervous tomorrow but he should settle down.
Snooker
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Somewhat true. Except you can play defense in snooker, but in golf you are playing only against the course and the state of your own mind. You can’t really influence your opponents’ play.
Unless you destroy them like Tiger used to do.
Not a golfer but you can certainly play defensive/safe in golf if you have a lead by the shot you select.
Similarly in darts, players often play the safe shot when setting up a winning double.
In the last few holes if you have a few shot lead. Not from the off as @bandage was suggesting. Greg Norman had a 6 shot lead in 96 and lost by 6. You can’t go out defending a lead, you have to play your own game and try and post a score.
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The rule of thumb is something isn’t a sport if 1) you can’t be tackled or 2) can’t be struck by a person/object or 3) physically worn down by your opponent or 4) it’s rubby.
There’s some debate about 2) in golf, but it’s actually spectators who are at risk of being struck by a wayward golf ball rather than players. As an aside, what about Bob MacIntyre raging with his playing partner for not shouting “fore” on Friday?
Ergo, golf isn’t a sport. It can be entertaining theatre, however, and I never miss a Ryder Cup. I used to always catch the back nine on a major Sunday (cc @GeoffreyBoycott) but increasingly less so in recent years. It really depends how a child’s birthday party goes this afternoon as to whether I’ll get to see Shane Lowry hopefully hoist the claret jug aloft.
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