"Golf is not a sport -- it's an artistic exercise like ballet. You can be a fat slob and still play golf."
Because we agree with this statement by John McEnroe, who is a former professional tennis player, my partner and I reject the resolution: Golf is a sport.
We offer the following reasons to support our side.
My first reason is that golfers are not athletes. In contrast to a real sport, golf is not a rigorous physical activity. Burning just 360 calories per hour playing golf without the help of a cart or caddie is far less than the amount of calories burned per hour by real athletes in competitive sports. For example, 900 calories in soccer, and 727 calories in football, basketball, and tennis. So you could say golfers are not athletes
Because we agree with this statement by John McEnroe, who is a former professional tennis player, my partner and I reject the resolution: Golf is a sport.
We offer the following reasons to support our side.
My first reason is that golfers are not athletes. In contrast to a real sport, golf is not a rigorous physical activity. Burning just 360 calories per hour playing golf without the help of a cart or caddie is far less than the amount of calories burned per hour by real athletes in competitive sports. For example, 900 calories in soccer, and 727 calories in football, basketball, and tennis. So you could say golfers are not athletes