Do you consider golf a real sport and golfers athletes?

Question

why or why not?

Answer 1

I would say defiantly yes. These guys are competing against each other for a common goal. It takes some sort of physical activity. And golf is a very big mental sport. Besides it's very hard to do and these guys have a lot of talent to do something like this.

Answer 2

Technically, it is a sport, since there's some degree of competition involved. In saying that, going head to head with a buddy in downing shots of tequila could be considered a sport. But athletes? Riding in a little buggy, hole to hole, to swat a little ball with a stick hardly takes any athletic ability.

BTW...my best game was -10.