Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
Subject: Re: Golf in the Olympics
From: smith_p@qis.dofasco.ca
Date: 13 Aug 92 12:34:25 GMT
Organization: Dofasco Inc, Hamilton, Ont. Can.
Nntp-Posting-User: smith_p

In article <1992Aug12.144231.6998@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>, sheldon@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Roger Sheldon - AISS) writes:
> In article <45810038@hplsla.hp.com> jaym@hplsla.hp.com (Jay Miazga) writes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>The Olympic programme is up for a major revision and it seems that golf 
>>may be on the Olympic programme in Atlanta 1996. Does anyone of you have
>>some more information, comments, opinions on this issue? 
>>
>>Odd Ivar Lindland
>>PhD-student
>>University of Trondheim
>>Norway 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>>I got into a discussion about this during the Olympics; it's funny
>>they are considering it.
>>
>>As much as I love golf, I'm not sure I'd want to see it at the Olympics.
>>Holding the Olympics has gotten to be so amazingly expensive, that it
>>by neccessity has become far, far too commercialized.  The "Dream Team"
>>having to drape themselves with flags to cover up the logo of a non-
>>official sponsor was the punchline to a bad joke.  The time and
>>expense involved would push this even further.  
>>Also, could you imagine how poor the coverage would be?  We all
>>bitch and moan about network coverage, just think how frustrating
>>it would be to get a 2 minute recap at 1:00 in the morning.
>>There is also a decent amount of funding and international competition
>>in golf without the shot-in-the-arm of making it an Olympic event.
>>
> 
> I agree that golf shouldn't be an Olympic event, but for different
> reasons.  In my opinion, the Olympics should be for *sports*, and my
> definition of sport says that it must involve physical exertion
> (in other words, sweating) -- golf is a game, not a sport because
> you don't sweat playing golf (unless you count lugging a heavy bag
> of clubs around for a few miles; but then it would be the caddies
> who are competing).
> 
> Now, don't throw flames at me; I'm not saying professional golfers
> aren't athletic, they are.
> 
> Other events in the Olympics which are not sports and should be dropped:
> 	yachting
> 	curling
> 	rifle shooting (the Summer version, the Winter biatholon is certainly
> 					physically exerting)
> 	.. I'm sure there are more
> 
> Roger
-- 

Golf in the Olympics,

No, No, No.

Golf already has it's majors, let other sports not normally receiving the 
focus (ie TV coverage take the limelight for a while). The same applies to
tennis, they have their grand slam tournaments where the world can see the 
best players perform, why do they need the Olympics.
 
My list of sports that have no place in the Olympics...

Golf 
Tennis
Soccer 
Baseball

Because the all have major championships where the best in the world can perform
and be seen by a worldwide audience doing it.

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