Exemplification Essay: Is Golf A Sport?

Think of a sport. Baseball? Soccer? Football? Hockey? Basketball? What about golf? Does golf come to mind? All these sports require the person or the object move at a high rate of speed. What about golf? Neither the object or the person is moving at a high rate of speed. Golf is an activity that anyone can play at any stage in life, yet it requires an enormous amount of skill and prowess from the player. Anyone can play golf, yet it requires the player to use a combination of over 30 muscles in their body, the player is also required to then control the clubhead hurtling toward the ball at 93.5 mph, so golf is a sport(The Sun). For one to play basketball, football, soccer, or hockey one must be physically capable of running up and down a field or court multiple times, yet that is not required from the golfer. Any old hack can play golf, since they do not have to exert themselves while playing golf. Golf can be played by people who a 80 years old, or someone who weighs 350 pounds, so then golf can not be a sport. Even in the pros anyone can play, for example John Daly a 270 pound man admits that he used to drink mid round during a PGA Tournament (Wienman). Golf can be played by anyone, no matter how unfit they …show more content…
In track and field the fastest person in the world only runs at a top speed of 27.8 mph (The Sun). However in golf the player is required attempt to get a half inch sweet spot, moving at 93.4 mph, on a golf club to hit the golf ball, and direct the ball to the desired location(Bergen). So the fastest person in the world is only moving at a fraction of the speed that a golfer moves at during their swing. The golfer is required to control a massive amount of power in a small time frame, unlike any other sport. The game requires the most control and speed from any one of its players, than any other