Informative Essay: The Value Of Golf As A Sport

Golf is a $70 billion annual industry in the United States alone, with 24.1 million players across the nation. The sport of golf was created in the 1300's in Scotland, and has been around longer than all modern-day professional sports combined. The 11th century French game ¨Pallemaille¨ or ¨Jeu de mail¨, and the 13th century Dutch game ¨Kolven¨ are arguably predecessors to golf. The oldest golf club in America is St. Andrew's Golf Club in Yonkers, New York, built in 1888, 14 years before the sport of Football was even created in 1892. Golf deserves recognition as a sport due to its involvement in sport channels and sporting goods stores along with its old history and vast number of players. Some people do not see golf as a sport, they instead see it as a game or leisure activity. …show more content…
Golf meets the definition of a sport in the dictionary, it requires physical exertion and coordination, and is recognized as a sport by sporting goods stores, high schools, athletic associations, fans, and the media. Golf even has its own television channel. High schools around the nation have golf teams that you can join and earn a varsity letter in. Sporting goods stores such as Dick's Sporting Goods have just as much golf equipment; bags, clubs, balls, gloves, golf shoes, etc. as they do football or baseball gear. High schools recognize golf as a sport, so do sporting goods stores. Golf has even been included in the Olympic Games multiple times, being most recently played in 2016 in Brazil