Can golfers be considered athletes??

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May 10, 2002
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No way.....They are very skilled at what they do, but they aint athletes.....the same goes for bowlers and pool players.....just cause you on ESPN dont make you an athlete....
 
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BULLSHIT..

YOU EVER TRY WALKING A 18-HOLE COURSE...AND PLAYING THE WHOLE TIME...

SHIT...YOU GOTTA HAVE STAMINA...STRENGTH...TOUGHNESS TO DO THAT SHIT..

THEY ARE ATHLETES..

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JLMACN said:
BULLSHIT..

YOU EVER TRY WALKING A 18-HOLE COURSE...AND PLAYING THE WHOLE TIME...

SHIT...YOU GOTTA HAVE STAMINA...STRENGTH...TOUGHNESS TO DO THAT SHIT..

THEY ARE ATHLETES..

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yeah, ive done it a few times.....yeah it gets a little tiring, but come on........your walking, you stand and swing a club every few minutes, you walk to your ball, hit it again.....and so on....It doesnt even come close to a basketball, football or hockey as far as physical stress........Golfers are talented induviduals, but they're just not athletes.....



Here we have a fine specimen....I wonder what he'd clock in the mile....

 
Apr 25, 2002
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JLMACN said:
BULLSHIT..

YOU EVER TRY WALKING A 18-HOLE COURSE...AND PLAYING THE WHOLE TIME...

SHIT...YOU GOTTA HAVE STAMINA...STRENGTH...TOUGHNESS TO DO THAT SHIT..

THEY ARE ATHLETES..

5000
it's fuckin SAD if you cant WALK long distances. and LMAO @ toughness being needed to play golf!
 
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let me ask you this...

is golf a sport?

now don't athletes play sports...hmmm

tiger woods is jus as much an athlete as priest holmes, he might not have the same athletic ability, but he's still an athlete
 
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Tiger isn't your typical golfer though. He works out constantly and is in really good physical shape......TIGER is an athlete......
 
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most golfers have NO athletic ability....They are very SKILLED in what they do....In some cases, like Tiger, they are considered athletes.....but most golfers in general are out of shape fatbodies.....

athlete: Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great
physical agility and strength; one who has great activity
and strength
 
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They don't do that much physical activity so I would say NO!!!!!

It's more of a hobby than a sport...
 
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JLMACN said:
BULLSHIT..

YOU EVER TRY WALKING A 18-HOLE COURSE...AND PLAYING THE WHOLE TIME...

SHIT...YOU GOTTA HAVE STAMINA...STRENGTH...TOUGHNESS TO DO THAT SHIT..

THEY ARE ATHLETES..

5000
LOL
Im walking around all 8 1/2 hours at work beside a few breaks but that dont make me an athlete..
 
Aug 26, 2002
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its obvious to me that non-to-most of you have never tried to walk a 18-hole golf course...

we're not talking about 1/2 mile here folks..

its every bit of 2-3 miles...

oh well....i still say they are athletes...

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Man i bet 3/4 of everyone posting that golfers arnt athletes have never even touched a gold club or played a 18 hole cousre...once you do that then yuo guys can talk shit.
 
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golf is golf, whether you've played it or not. i for one have played golf, it'z not hard to walk 2-3 milez unless you're a fat motherfucker. like miggidy said about marblez.... if you can consider golf a sport then you can also consider marbles a sport.