Golf Is Not A Sport

Football is a sport that requires speed, strength, and athleticism golf has none of these things. Golf is a game where you hit balls and try your best to get them into this small hole on this large field called a green. In most sports you try to get the most points in golf you try to have the least amount of points. Golf is not a sport it closer matches the description of a game than it does a sport. In golf you need little to no athletic ability. If you are looking for a sort that has a good exercise / physical activity golf is not your answer the most exercise you get in a sport is walking. To begin with golf closer matches the definition of a game not a sport. Merriam webster defines a game as a “activity in for diversion and or amusement” so this shows that its not a serious sport. Dictionary.com also says that a game is ‘‘an amusement or pastime; a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators." con #1 golf
In most sports like football or baseball or even soccer you burn a lot of calories because of the amount of exercise you get. In golf according to what pro con says “Burning 360 calories per hour playing golf without a cart or caddie is far less than the number of calories burned per hour in competitive sports: 900 in soccer, and 727 in football, basketball, and tennis.” This shows that golf should not be under the category of a sport, maybe a game but not a sport. Procon also mentions that “Nearly half of the maximum calories burned while playing golf are from walking the course and carrying the clubs, but the US Supreme Court ruled that walking is not an essential aspect of golf.” The most physical activity you get from playing golf is walking and if that's the most you get it should not be classified as a