Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people ,who don't even play, go to tournaments or watch it on TV? The following may shed some light.
1.Golf is an honourable game,with the overwhelming majority of players beinghonorablee people who don't need referees.
2.Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week.
3.Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, other people.
4.Professional golfers are paid in direct proportion to how well they play.
5.Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a charter flight when they travel between tournaments .
6.Golfers don't hold out for more money,or demand new contracts, because of another player's deal.
7.Professional golfers don't demand that the taxpayers pay for the courses on which they play.
8.When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to cover for them or back them up.
9.The PGA raises more money for charity in 1 year than the NFL does in 2.
10.You can watch the best golfers in the world ,up close,at any tournament, including the majors, all day, every day for $25 or $30.The cost for even a nosebleed seat at the Super Bowl costs around $300 or more ,unless you buy it from scalpers, in which case it's $1,000.
11.You can bring a picnic lunch to the tournament golf course, watch the best in the world, and not spend a small fortune on food and drink. Try that at one of the taxpayer-funded baseball or football stadiums. If you bring a soft drink into the ballpark, they all give you two options,get rid of it or leave.
12.In golf you cannot fail 70% of the time(like the best baseball hitters do) and make $9 million a season.
13.Golf doesn't change it's rules to attract fans.
14.Golfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area every week.
15. Golfers keep their clothes on while they are being interviewed.
16. Golf doesn't have free agency.
17. In their prime , Palmer, Norman and other stars, would shake your hand and say they were happy to meet you .In his prime, Jose Canseco wore t-shirts that reads Leave me alone.
18.You can hear birds chirping on the golf course during a tournament.
19.At a golf tournament, (unlike at taxpayer-funded sports stadia and arenas) you won't hear a steady stream of four-letter words and nasty name-calling while you're hoping that no one spills beer on you.
20.Tiger hits a golf ball more than twice as far as Barry Bonds hits a baseball.
21. Golf courses don't ruin the neighborhood .
22.And finally here's a little slice of golf history that you might enjoy.
Question: Why do golf courses have 18 holes not 20 nor 10, nor even a dozen?
Answer: During a discussion among the membership board at St. Andrew's in 1858, a senior member pointed out that it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a fifth of Scotch. By limiting himself to only one shot of Scotch per hole , the Scot concluded that a round of golf should be over when the Scotch ran out.
Thanks John
The above pic is St. Andrews Scotland
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