I suppose i just prefer seeing 2 athletes go at it.
There are those who will argue that golfers are indeed athletes, and I'm sure there's exceptions & a few might be, but for the most part, no they are not.
An athlete has to excel in some form or another mobility-wise
Football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, tennis, boxing, wrestling, Lacrosse, track & field, rugby, gymnastics, and other sports i may be forgetting, all have athletes.
Golf is lumped in the bowling & darts category...
There are those who will argue that golfers are indeed athletes, and I'm sure there's exceptions & a few might be, but for the most part, no they are not.
An athlete has to excel in some form or another mobility-wise
Football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, tennis, boxing, wrestling, Lacrosse, track & field, rugby, gymnastics, and other sports i may be forgetting, all have athletes.
Golf is lumped in the bowling & darts category...
You make a great point Red & its true.
Long time ago i belittled NASCAR as much as anyone else who pokes fun at it.
But once i started wagering on it, i learned more about it & my viewpoint changed...
Tennis is no doubt the hardest sport I have ever attempted to play.
The difference in level of play pros vs amatures in tennis is probably are larger gap then any other sport.
A great amature golfer can hold his own against a pro golfer on any given day.
Just yesterday a 15 year old best tiger woods by 3 strokes.
That can never happen in tennis.
The best amature tennis player at my health club could not even win a single game against someone like Fed or Nadal .
The gap in talent is too vast.
The difference in level of play pros vs amatures in tennis is probably are larger gap then any other sport.
A great amature golfer can hold his own against a pro golfer on any given day.
Just yesterday a 15 year old best tiger woods by 3 strokes.
That can never happen in tennis.
The best amature tennis player at my health club could not even win a single game against someone like Fed or Nadal .
The gap in talent is too vast.
Nonsense. Tiger couldn't beat anybody right now, even a 15 year old. He can't even break 80 and came in dead last in his last tournament. When your struggling with your swing, it doesn't matter how good you were before. The skill level for golf is so much higher and more precise than tennis it's not even funny. I think you have to be a better athlete and fitter to play tennis, but it doesn't require the skill level of golf. No game does. It's why golfers get paid a million+ bucks for winning golf tournaments. There isn't very many people who can do it. Like I said before here, tennis is a great game, but the bar is set much higher in golf. Michael Chang was just 17 years old when he won the French Open in tennis. I don't believe we'll ever see a 17 year old win a major in men's golf.
Tiger might be a bad example .
But on any given day day a great club pro at a local golf club can give a pro golfer a run for his money on any given day.
I think the local golf pro yesterday shot -1 which is better then dozens of pros not named tiger did yesterday .
The best local in any local racket club could not even sniff the court against Roger or any pro on the tennis court under any circumstances
I understand that but a local tennis player can't give a pro tennis player a run for the money not even for 1 set.
Any pro tennis player would absolutely destroy any amature tennis player 24 hrs a day/ 7 days a week with no exceptions
If there was that much luck involved we would have club pros and amateurs winning PGA golf tournaments. That just doesn't happen. To me, it's really pointless comparing tennis to golf. I've played plenty of both. They are two completely different sports. Tennis is more of a physical sport, and golf is more of a skills game. Personally, I don't watch much of men's tennis anymore. It's become all about the serve and little about the volley. Which for me is too repetitive and boring to watch...
