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Below Average 1- Poor Points Earned Comments Tour Route, Length, and Coverage of Campus The tour route is extremely well organized and uses time with maximum efficiency. Relative to campus size, the tour covers the maximum amount of campus possible. The tour ends in perfect length of time. The tour route is well organized and uses time well. Relative to campus size, the tour covers a significant portion of campus. The tour ends at a good time. The tour route is organized and doesn 't waste too…

Transporting college student-athletes safely is a one of the biggest issues that administrators face today. Failing to provide safe and dependable transportation can leave a school and administrators at risk for a lawsuit. According to Sharp, Moorman, and Claussen (2014) there are four issues that are related to proper transportation, they are the selection of competent drivers, selection of a safe mode of travel, the proper maintenance of vehicles, and proper training of drivers. If an…

Often, the most daunting and difficult task for man is the overcoming and conquering of one’s own mind and internal demons. In Steven Pressfield’s, The Legend of Bagger Vance this war in one’s own mind is exemplified in the character, Rannulph Junah. Throughout the novel, and two days of tournament golf, Junah, under the guidance of his sage caddy and mentor, Bagger Vance, was able to make peace with his demons, and reemerge as one of the South’s best golfers. The Dictionary.com definition of…

Shawnee Country Club, located on the east side of town, is a quiet and beautiful place. The “Country Club” is a place where I spend most of my time. The smell of fresh cut grass, and the sounds of purely struck golf shots are what makes this place what it is. Over the course of my daily trips to the Country Club, I realized that this place holds a lot of good and bad times for the golfers. Not only are there sounds of purely struck golf shots, but also groans of frustration coming from the…

The main real obstacle was crossed in 1948, when African-American golfers Bill Spider and Teddy Rhodes completed with good enough scores at the Los Angeles Open to automatic entry into the PGA-supported Richmond Open in California. But paranoid tour officials blocked their entry. They also did some legitimate things getting people to sponsor to agree to label the competitions "Open Invitational" in order to keep blacks from getting invited into the events to compete. Yet, for Sifford a strong…

Tiger Woods Pro golfer Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California in 1975. Tiger was quickly introduced to golf. At the age twenty one Tiger broke the record score, making him the youngest man and the first African American to ern the title. Tiger quickly made a name for himself. Woods won another thirteen majors and was named the PGA player of the year ten times over the next twelve years. Tiger woods was trying to be one of the best of the best players in the industry. Later on thought his…

to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for an unnamed performance-enhancing drug. 11. A June 2011 peer-reviewed study categorized 159 sports as one of three types: combat, independent, or object. Golf is one of 74 independent sports, along with others such as gymnastics, track and field, swimming, speed skating, and surfing. Not all sports have to be object (like football and baseball), or combat (like boxing and karate). 12. Golf has many things in common with other sports,…

Is Golf A Sport? A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. When we break down golf and take a moment to realize the actual definition of a sport you can obviously tell that golf is indeed a sport. The U.S Supreme Court ruled that walking the course and carrying the clubs has no relation to the sport. Golfers on average burn about 360 calories per hour without a cart or caddie which is more…

When it comes to combining the joy of fresh air and the outdoors with an appreciation of nature, the challenges of a sport, and the opportunity to socialize and make new friends, Golf is unsurpassed. Golf truly has something for everyone, young and old, whatever your ability level. The truly international nature of the sport means it is appreciated the world over with courses stretching from the jungles of Malaysia to the ice-caked flats of Greenland. Courses have popped up in such diverse…

While it's true golfing doesn't call for the kind of flexibility that some other sports might demand, it is still a very important part of the game. There are, in fact, a number of reasons why flexibility can prove vital for lowering a score and making a round more enjoyable. The top reasons why golf flexibility exercises matter include: Form alone won't create an impressive score - Flexibility exercises can be very important for helping improve a game and lower a score. The truth in this can…