Golf is not a sport.

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While golf is a game and competition and is very difficult to coat, it is not a sport. There is no defense in golf. I believe a sport requires the opportunity to defense against your opponent.

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  2. CapitalWrangler2982 Avatar

    so gymnastics, cheer and dance aren’t sports?

  3. DoctorBorks Avatar

    I disagree with you, bowling is a sport.

  4. MattyGWS Avatar

    Agreed. Same with darts, pool, snooker etc.

  5. _lu1uu Avatar

    so..you don’t consider things like ballet, figure skating, horseback riding…

    as a sport? how odd

  6. dicoxbeco Avatar

    Then neither are bowling, swimming, tracks, gymnastics and vast majority of the sports in Olympics.

  7. CinderrUwU Avatar

    TIL Swimming, Cycling, Running and Skiing aren’t sports. In fact, Usain bolt isnt even an athlete! Neither is Michael Phelps! How crazy is that

  8. Symysteryy Avatar

    Upvoted for an actual unpopular opinion but by definition you’re just straight up wrong.

  9. JohnnyKarateX Avatar

    That criteria eliminates a lot of things people consider sports. Gymnastics, skate boarding, most of the Winter Olympics (maybe everything besides Hockey), and probably a lot of others I can’t think of right now.

    Edit: all the track and field stuff too!

  10. ogthesamurai Avatar

    It’s sport though. It’s a competition with tools.

  11. Ijohanss08 Avatar

    So many posts in this sub are just dumb thoughts, not unpopular opinions.

  12. HeroHas Avatar

    This is a wild take that I cannot fathom the idea of agreeing with on so many levels. Have my up vote.

  13. sporkynapkin Avatar

    Oxford dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or a team competes against another or others for entertainment” your “definition” of sport if you can even call it that is completely wrong.

  14. EpicSteak Avatar

    Another Redditor making up their own definitions.

  15. TelFaradiddle Avatar

    By this logic, half of the Olympics are not sports.

  16. EarlGreyOfPorcelain Avatar

    This was posted the other day and was wrong then too.

  17. _AskMyMom_ Avatar

    >I believe a sport requires the opportunity to defense against your opponent.

    Defense from what, scoring points? But golf has a point system.

    So therefore it’s a sport, only using that logic that points are needed to win a competition. Defense isn’t always needed to score the most points.

  18. J-DubZ Avatar

    This baboon guzzled a bit too much beer

  19. RestingWTFface Avatar

    I guess someone should tell my daughter’s track team that they aren’t doing sports.

  20. ConclusionJumper33 Avatar

    My guess: OP has tried golfing and shot 43+ (that’s without counting the mulligans).