# Do you watch golf? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 30, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104 "2007-04-30T00:29:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShiefferSaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@ShiefferSaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShiefferSaw)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/1 "2007-04-30T00:29:22Z")
Is anyone a fan of watching golf? I started playing when I was young and still enjoy it so watching it is pretty fun. The Byron Nelson Classic was on the Golf Channel this week and I thought it was a pretty good tournament. Anyone see the tournament, or just like watching golf in general? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/2 "2007-04-30T00:33:17Z")
I love playing, but I don’t like watching in part because they don’t seem to show the golfers I’m interested in following. It could just be my personal bias, but the choice of golfer coverage never seems logical to me in regards to who’s near the top of the leader board. They seem to want to show Phil Mickleson no matter how he’s doing. I suppose they have a reason for that, but I’d rather see the top five guys shot for shot, no matter who they are. So sometimes I’ll just watch the last hour of coverage because then they have no choice but to zero in on the leaders. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/3 "2007-04-30T00:36:32Z")
I think you might have the wrong forum young grasshopper. This belongs in IMHO and Cafe Society. My contribution is that I don’t like watching golf. I tried playing it once and only once and I found it quite hard and made a fool of myself. I would like the land to be used for something else but I am a libertarian and appreciate different priorities in people. I have even known some older people that are addicted to the Golf Channel and never picked up a club themselves. ---
**Author:** ![ShiefferSaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@ShiefferSaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShiefferSaw)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/4 "2007-04-30T00:48:10Z")
RickJay, I think they always follow the big name players because thats who most people are interested in. I agree though, I think they should spend more time showing the leaders because sometimes they do get side tracked by the stars. Shagnasty what other things would you want to see the land used for? I know a few people myself who are big fans of the Golf Channel but don’t play. My grandfather is one of them. He use to play, but since hes too old now, he likes to watch early round coverage of tournaments and other golf shows. It’s his way of remembering the days of when he was younger. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/5 "2007-04-30T01:02:47Z")
Since there isn’t really a General Question here, let’s try MPSIMS. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![ShiefferSaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@ShiefferSaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShiefferSaw)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/6 "2007-04-30T01:15:47Z")
Thanks samclem. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/7 "2007-04-30T02:20:49Z")
Yes. I love to watch golf. I also love to play (I suck) and I love going to my son’s junior high golf tournaments and watching the kids play. Unfortunately, my son says that I make him nervous so I don’t follow him around too much. I’ll watch complete strangers’ kids play if that’s all that is available. I went to a practice round for the Senior PGA last year when it was at Oak Tree. The guys are simply incredible. I sincerely believe that with enough practice, I could learn to drive and putt like them but what seperates the men from the boys is the approach shots. To _consistently_ hit the green from 200 yards out just amazes me. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/8 "2007-04-30T02:23:35Z")
I find golf to be possibly the most boring thing on television. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/9 "2007-04-30T03:21:14Z")
I like to watch golf, but I can’t imagine why anyone who doesn’t play would. I can watch a lot of sports that I don’t play, but golf wouldn’t be one of them. Professionals make it look so easy that, if you don’t know how incredibly difficult what they do really is, it would be completely boring. It’d be like watching an artist paint. I can sit and watch the Ryder Cup for 12 hours, no problem. A regular tournament is more background noise for me. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/10 "2007-04-30T03:24:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Do you watch golf? Only when I want to fall asleep real fast. It will put me out even quicker than football or basketball. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/11 "2007-04-30T03:51:05Z")
After I play my copy of Tiger Woods 2004 for a while, I start feeling interested in golf and will actually watch it on TV. The feeling lasts for maybe 15 minutes unless the end of a really close tournament featuring someone I recognize. In any case, the interest fades after one viewing. Some things are fun to do, some are fun to watch, and some are both. Golf, for me anyway, is far more fun to do (or pretend to do) than watch. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/12 "2007-04-30T05:36:18Z")
I have difficulty in deciding whether it’s golf or tennis that is the more boring. I wouldn’t be surprised if both are played on wide screens to political prisoners, they are that bad. Then again, I _love_ five days of test cricket, so I’m willing to admit that I possibly can’t see or feel the suspense in golf (and tennis) that is so obvious to me in cricket, but not apparent at all to those who find it boring. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/13 "2007-04-30T06:06:27Z")
Not by choice. ---
**Author:** ![Chasing\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/14 "2007-04-30T06:19:20Z")
I would rather watch the grass grow on the golf course. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/15 "2007-04-30T10:25:09Z")
[QUOTE=Clothahump] Only when I want to fall asleep real fast. It will put me out even quicker than football or basketball. [/QUOTE] I’d rather watch paint dry than watch golf ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/16 "2007-04-30T10:34:47Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] I’d rather watch paint dry than watch golf [/QUOTE] Golf provides the best possible background murmuring for a Sunday afternoon nap. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/17 "2007-04-30T10:41:51Z")
No. I can see how you might enjoy it if you played, but I find it dull. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/18 "2007-04-30T13:38:30Z")
Golf is just about the only sport/game I watch on TV. I’ll usually only watch Sunday afternoon, unless it is a major. And if someone is running away with the tourney, I probably won’t watch. But the attractiveness can be increased by a player I like being in it, a close competition, a tough/beautiful course, tough conditions. It is really nice early in the year. In January and February, when they are in Hawaii, Cal, and Az, it is nice to see that the weather is warm somewhere and people are golfing. Makes me know Chicago might warm up by June or so! As with most sports, I find it more enjoyable if you pay ongoing attention to it, so you know how well various players have done recently, and such. I play golf quite a bit myself. I don’t go to tourneys in person. Don’t like the crowds and traffic. And to tell the truth, those guys are so damn good it almost frustrates me seeing them in person. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/19 "2007-04-30T14:59:57Z")
[QUOTE=Clothahump] Only when I want to fall asleep real fast. It will put me out even quicker than football or basketball. [/QUOTE] One of my favourite Saturday or Sunday afternoon activities is putting golf on the TV, and stretching out on the couch. The commentators speak quietly, the gallery applauds politely, and the game is slow enough that if I do fall asleep (which happens about half the time), I don’t really miss anything. Tiger Woods will not, for example, score two touchdowns in the final minute to win the game. I like to watch golf, but I like to nap to it too. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104/20 "2007-04-30T15:00:35Z")
I watch golf. Not every weekend, but more than any other sport. I don’t golf, but I have family that does, and I can appreciate the strength and grace required, as well as the mental toughness. Now, if they showed equestrian events every weekend, I’d watch as much as they air. StG [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-golf/402104.md?page=2)