Why golf isn't a sport.

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Golf is not a Sport

"I am a golfer, not an athlete." These are the words from Lee Westwood, a current golf pro, who at one point in his life was ranked as high as the 5th best golfer in the world. Despite what most people think, golf is a game, not a sport. A sport can be a game, but a game doesn't have to be a sport (Johnson 2). Recently, CNNSI did a poll on whether or not golf is a sport, and the answer was a definitive "No." Golf is a game that can be played by people of all age and sizes, and requires absolutely no athletic ability, which makes it not a sport (Thomas 1).

Golf is a game that requires little to no strategy at all. In other sports, such as basketball, baseball, hockey, or football, strategy is one of the most important parts of the game.

The most strategy involved is picking which club the golfer wants to use. Golf, like most other games (not sports), has one objective you have to meet, and one obvious way of getting to it. Golf is very similar to pool, which is a game where you try to hit as many balls into any of the six holes that are on the sides of the table. The difference between pool and golf is that a large amount of strategy is required in pool in order to hit the balls so they align in the right position for your next shot. Golf only makes you worry about one ball going into one hole, therefore making it require no strategy (Today's Non-Sport is Golf 1).

Golf is also a game that demands no athletic ability at all, which all other sports do. According to Paul Azinger, a former...