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Golf is an honorable game, with the overwhelming majority of
players being honorable people who don't need referees.
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Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week.
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Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, other people.
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Professional golfers are paid in direct proportion to how well
they play.
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Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a charter flight
when they travel between tournaments.
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Golfers don't hold out for more money, or demand new contracts,
because of another player's deal.
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Professional golfers don't demand that the taxpayers pay for the
courses on which they play.
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When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to cover for them
or back them.
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The PGA raises more money for charity in 1 year than the NFL
does in 2.
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You can watch the best golfers in the world up close, at any
tournament, including the majors, all day every day for $25 or
$30. The cost for even a nosebleed seat at the Super Bowl
costs around $300 or more unless you buy it from scalpers in
which case its $1,000+.
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You can bring a picnic lunch to the tournament golf course,
watch the best in the world and not spend a small fortune on
food and drink. Try that at one of the taxpayer funded
baseball or football stadiums. If you bring a soft drink
into a ballpark, they'll give you two options -- get rid of it
or leave.
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In golf you cannot fail 70% of the time and make $9 million a
season, like the best baseball hitters (.300 batting average)
do.
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Golf doesn't change its rules to attract fans.
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Golfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area each week.
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Golfers keep their clothes on while they are being interviewed.
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Golf doesn't have free agency.
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In their prime, Palmer, Norman, and other stars, would shake
your hand and say they were happy to meet you. In his prime Jose
Canseco wore T-shirts that read "Leave Me Alone."
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You can hear birds chirping on the golf course during a
tournament.
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At a golf tournament, (unlike at taxpayer-funded sports stadiums
and arenas) you won't hear a steady stream of four letter words
and nasty name calling while you're hoping that no one spills
beer on you.
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Most golfers can hit a golf ball over twice as far as Barry
Bonds hits a baseball.
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Golf courses don't ruin the neighborhood.
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And Finally (... I personally cannot testify to the accuracy of
the "History" cited below ...): Here's a little slice of
golf history that you might enjoy.
Why do golf courses have 18 holes - not 20, or 10, or an even
dozen? During a discussion among the club's membership
board at St. Andrews in 1858, a senior member pointed out that
it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a fifth of Scotch.
By limiting himself to only one shot of Scotch per hole, the
Scot figured a round of golf was finished when the Scotch ran
out.
