| Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and | | | | seat in the nosebleed section at the Super Bowl will |
| people who don't even play go to tournaments or | | | | cost upwards of $300.. |
| watch on TV? These truisms may shed light on | | | | You can bring a picnic lunch to the tournament golf |
| reasons why. | | | | course, watch the best in the world and not spend a |
| Golf is an honorable game, with the overwhelming | | | | small fortune on food and drink. Try that at one of |
| majority of players being honorable people who don't | | | | the taxpayer funded baseball or football stadiums. |
| need referees. | | | | In golf you cannot fail 70% of the time and make $9 |
| Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every | | | | million a season, like the best baseball hitters (. 300 |
| week. | | | | batting average) do. |
| Golfers don't scratch their privates on the golf | | | | Golf doesn't change its rules to attract fans. |
| course. | | | | Golfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area |
| Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, other | | | | each week. |
| people. | | | | Golfers keep their clothes on while they are being |
| Professional golfers are compensated in direct | | | | interviewed. |
| proportion to how well they play. | | | | Golf doesn't have free agency. |
| Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a | | | | In their prime, Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer and other |
| charter flight when they travel between | | | | stars, would shake your hand and say they were |
| tournaments. | | | | happy to meet you. In his prime Jose Canseco wore |
| Golfers don't hold out for more money, or demand | | | | T-shirts that read "Leave Me Alone." |
| new contracts, because of another player's deal. | | | | You can hear birds chirping on the golf course during |
| Professional golfers don't demand that the taxpayers | | | | a tournament. |
| pay for the courses on which they play. | | | | Ladies are welcome players. |
| When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to | | | | At a golf tournament, (unlike at taxpayer-funded |
| cover for them or back them up. | | | | sports stadiums and arenas) you won't hear a steady |
| The PGA Tour raises more money for charity in one | | | | stream of four letter words and nasty name calling |
| year than the National Football League (NFL) does in | | | | while you're hoping that no one spills beer on you. |
| two. | | | | Tiger Woods can hit a golf ball three times as far as |
| You can watch the best golfers in the world up | | | | Barry Bonds can hit a baseball. |
| close, at any tournament, including the majors, all | | | | Golf Courses don't ruin the neighborhood. |
| day, every day for $25 or $30 while the cost for a | | | | |