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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 324400, member: 874"]
I define a sport as requiring athleticism and skill, and opponents try to prevent one another from scoring while trying to score themselves.
 
Athleticism alone does not, in my mind, make something a sport, therefore swimming, track and field, and the like are not sports.  They are athletic endeavors.
 
I don't consider golf a sport because there is no athleticism involved.  Tiger Woods having difficult workouts does not define the whole activity.  I know many guys that kill it in the gym and aren't athletic.  Bodybuilding involves difficult workouts and is not a sport.
 
Other people will argue that golf is a sport because of it's difficulty.  Neuo surgery is pretty darn difficult too, but it's not a sport.  Difficulty is relative.  Michael Jordan could never play golf on a professional level, but could any golfer ever score even one basket on an NBA player that played real defense on him?  No.
 
I group other activities like archery and sport shooting in with golf.  I can appreciate the necessary skill, but they're all lacking the requirement of athleticism.
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