...Is Golf A Sport? ?? DeVry University Is golf a sport? You could say this it would be a stretch to call this a controversial issue, but whether golf is a sport or not has been endlessly debated for as long as there have been men sitting on barstools arguing about sports. The problem is that we live in a culture that constantly turns everything into measurable tests of will power and skill. So we decide to score non-competitive activities and that leaves us to wonder if the activity is a sport. As individuals, we rely on our own bias to guide us in making a determination if an activity is a sport. Because of these individual determinations you have a lot of people that will argue that golf is a sport and just as many people arguing that it is not a sport and just a game. Both sides of this argument are correct in their assumptions, golf can be defined both as a sport and as a game. Golf is a very difficult game; it requires precision and physical ability to play at a competitive level. To be a successful golfer you need to have a consistent golf swing that requires sound mechanics and precise timing. The swing is a very complex motion that requires coordination of 17 muscle groups. These muscle groups consist of muscles located in the hands, the wrists, the arms, the abdomen and the legs (McHardy, 2005). The overall swing consists of a back swing, a down swing and an upswing. All three of these parts of the swing must work in harmony to produce solid result. If something...
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...Austin Cook 9/22/14 Clay Hamerick Golf History and Informative Essay Golf throughout history has, at its basics, started from men carrying sticks hitting balls on the ground and become a game with extreme depth, excitement, competition, and relaxation. Some historians believe that it was the Scottish who invented golf. Although there are two different theories, European history of golf, and Ancient Asian history of golf. Two of the most ancient regions golf-like sports have been mentioned in are the Greeks and the Egyptians dating back to 2,600 B.C. The sport dates back to the time of Julius Caesar. Although it was not the golf that is played today, it was a similar game. They played by striking a feather-stuffed ball with club-shaped tree branches. Golf was also traced back to the Song Dynasty in China during the years 960 to 1279. The games of these times were not exactly the golf that is known today; the roots of today’s game can be traced back to Scotland in 1457. The game was then outlawed by King James II of Scotland, as it detracted from the training for the military (Schwietzer, 2013). Golf became a pastime in Great Britain in the seventeenth century, and that was a familiar theme throughout the world. In 1860, the first British Open, a tournament that is still played today, had taken place. The popularity of the sport then began to spread throughout the entire world. The first permanent golf club in North America was founded in Montreal, Canada, in 1873 and was...
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...Competencies and Challenges……………………………………………………………...19 Financial Plan………………………………………………………………………………….…21 References……………………………………………………………………………………......25 Executive Summary Tee’s for Tykes is a business that is being created to grow the game of golf through children. Golf courses are very intimidating to children because of their size and length. Many courses offer special tee boxes for kids but they only shorten the length of the hole. Our one of a kind course is kid size and kid friendly. Our facility will offer lessons and a video game based to make learning the game fun and exciting. Parents can also enjoy our video game based facility during inclement weather. Tee’s for Tykes facility will be located next to the best golf course in Orlando, Florida, Bay Hills. This will offer golfing parents a safe environment for their children while they are enjoying a round of golf. Tee’s for Tykes target audience is children ages 5 to 15. Golf parents struggle with finding things for their children to do when they want to play and we will offer them the safest place for their children to have fun and learn the game their parents love. Our courses will not be the run of the mill miniature golf course. We will develop a full synthetic, 9-hole course. We chose to use synthetic turf because of upkeep and maintenance as well as...
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... A History of the Game of Golf from the 1890’s to the 1930’s FOUR! Millions of people world-wide enjoy the game of golf every day, but few know when and where this intricate sport began to evolve. With the arrival of the 1890’s, the game of golf blossomed into the well known sport so many enjoy today. Golf began to rapidly spread in the upper east and Chicago area at the emergence of the 1890’s. Shinnecock Hills, the first golf course designed and constructed by a golf architect, was built in Southampton Long Island in 1891. With its white stately clubhouse, Shinnecock Hills stood as the prototype for many great golf clubs to follow. It was during this time period that a “golfer style” began to develop. Golfers were seen wearing red jackets with brass buttons, ties, winged collars, knickers, vests, stockings, and a cap. Golfer unions and clubs began to arise throughout many parts of the world with the arrival of the mid 1890’s. In 1893, the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) of Great Britain and Ireland was founded. This union administers the Women’s British Open today, a major championship in women’s golf open to professionals. 1893 is also recognized for the year the first 18-hole golf course was created in the United States. The United States Golf Association was founded in 1894 as the first Amateur Golf Association in the United States. Included in this association were golf clubs such as the Chicago Golf Club, the Newport Country Club, St. Andrew’s Golf Club, and the Shinnecock...
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...In real, golf is not a common game. You will often see boys playing cricket or football in public grounds. They will be found enjoying their game as they know how to play it. These two kinds of sports are easy to handle and play. Most of the population is not aware of the golf instruction; however they know all the necessary rules and regulations of other famous and common games like tennis and badminton. If they are doubtful in some case, they invent their own instructions. A very limited number of people are thus in relation with the golf rules. Basically, golf game is played with patience and a lot of time. The middle and lower class people are not able to give so much time to them selves. They are either busy in their hard working routine or indulged in other important activities. However, the leading high class society is able to manage their time quiet smartly. They earn a lot and therefore, need not work over time. On the contrary, most of the low paid men work in a couple of offices to increase their take home amount of monthly income. Eventually, they only take rest in their free time. They would never prefer...
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...101 8 October 2014 Definition Essay: Golf the Game Played Many Ways Golf, a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course. A game very similar to golf was recorded to be played the first time on the 26th of February, 1297 by the Dutch. Using a leather ball and a stick the objective was to get the ball to a target many of yards away in the least amount of strokes. It is said that real golf was founded in Scotland in the 17th century where actual golf clubs were used and the players putted a ball into a hole. Golf was named by the Scottish spelled gowf in Scotland. The definition of the world gowf means stick, club, or bat. Like every sport, golf has rules and instructions. The earliest documented instructions can be found in the diary of Thomas Kincaid. In his diary entry on the 20th of January, 1687 he explains the golf stroke and the instructions behind being able to hit the ball successfully. The rules of golf were first put into writing in 1744 and can now be found in the National Library of Scotland. Golf made its way to our country in 1787 when the South Carolina Golf Club was established. Many sports have only one way to be played but golf can be played in many different forms which makes golf a sport played in many different ways. The two most common ways golf is played is match play and stroke play. Match...
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...Jamie Schenck Joe Lewis COM 181 February 18 2013 An Informative Speech on Golf By: Jamie Schenck I. Introduction a. Golf throughout history has, at its basics, started from men carrying sticks hitting balls on the ground and become a game with extreme depth, excitement, competition, and relaxation. b. Some historians believe that it was the Scottish who invented golf. Although there are two different theories, European history of golf, and Ancient Asian history of golf. c. Two of the most ancient regions golf-like sports have been mentioned in are the Greeks and the Egyptians dating back to 2,600 B.C. Wall paintings were discovered showing people using sticks to hit balls on the ground, resembling golf clubs. d. Although there are different historic view points on where golf was invented, the Scots were the first to add the hole, the “basket” or “goal” of golf. All of the history of golf has created what the game is today and is getting more advanced through the future. II. Body paragraph a. Golf is a game with extreme depth and excitement. Golf, according to the USGA (United States Golf Association) is a game that “consists of playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes.” There are many different types of clubs which propel the ball different lengths in different situations. The ultimate goal of golf is to get the ball inside the hole with the least amount of strokes possible. There are...
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...be as focused as possible The game of golf has been on this Earth for many many centuries. Starting in Scotland in the 15th century the game of golf most likely was brought to the United States when Europeans migrated here. According to an article on Livestrong.com titled “Early History of Golf in the United States”, we know that golf dates back as early as the 1600’s. The article states that two men in Albany, New York were documented being arrested for being drunk and breaking windows by hitting balls with their clubs. Jump ahead to 1744, the article states that shipping records document golf equipment being shipped from Scotland directly to the Savannah Golf Club in Georgia. This evidence tells us that the sport of golf arrived in the United States as early as the mid 1600’s. The golf industry continues to have it’s ups and downs, but the truth is that the future of the golf industry is looking up. According to a Forbes.com article titled “The State Of The Golf Industry In 2015”, CEO of World Golf Foundation, Steve Mona, was quoted saying that about 25 million Americans participate in the sport of golf as of 2015. Over 455 million rounds are played annually at about 15,350 golf courses around the U.S. The golf industry alone is practically a $70 billion industry that provides two million jobs and $55.6 billion in annual wage income (Heitner). The game of golf in the recent years has always fluctuated in the number of participants, many golf courses close each year versus...
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...don’t have anything to do, you can always look up the sport called golf, mental golf to be exact. When you search in Google you will see 83,800,000 hits for it. This is a huge number for golf, golf isn’t that big of a sport in most people eyes but to have about 83,800,00 hits on not even the main topic of golf is pretty awesome. The problem is the Wikipedia page doesn’t have that much information on the top of mental golf. So if you wanted to use this as a research source, I would not suggest that you do that. To give a quick introduction to mental golf I thought I would tell you what golf actually is. “Golf is a well-known outdoor sport in which players use specially designed clubs to hit...
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...Group I Belong To Life is full of diverse and completely unique individuals, but all of these individuals find themselves failing into a group. These groups are basically conglomerates of people that may, or may not, know each other but they all do share an activity or social aspect in common. In my case I am an avid golfer and I fall into a large social and sport driven group. My group is close to 61 million strong and still steadily growing. Golf is extremely important to me and is what I like to do when I have free time. This game is truly maddening, but fulfilling at the same time. I have put thousands of hours into my game over the years and sometimes I see remarkable results, and other times the ball just won’t fly straight, but that’s why I love it. Golf is definitely for the upmost tedious people, this game is made up of inches that can glorify you and/or demoralize you. I have been playing golf for 6 years now and have become quite good at it and it now holds a special place in my life. I have met many of my friends through golf and I can guarantee that all of these people will be in my life forever. I know that many people are in given social, racial, religious, or economic groups, but their group doesn’t make their lives better or more fulfilling; that is why I love my group it is unique and it makes my life better. Society sees golfers as rich, stuck up, and rather egotistical people; this may be completely incorrect but that is what I gather from the general public...
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... Is Golf a Sport? The origin of sports dates all the way back to the first Homo sapiens. However, the importance of sports on society was realized by the ancient Greeks. The Greeks used sports as a means of entertainment but it was also used to bring relief on the conflicts between major cities. The participants in these games were of the strongest and fastest athletes of their time and they were seen as godlike figures. As time has passed, modern day perception of sports and its athletes have remained the same. Athletes and sports are as popular as ever and it is because they show us things that many of us can’t do physically. The label of sport is one that brings respect and a sense of greatness for its athletes. For people to consider golf a sport is based on pure fallacy, and it does a disservice on the origins of sports and why it was created. Sports were brought about as a viewing of the best athletes fiercely competing against one another and golf is the opposite of that. Golf and its participants also take away from the greatness of true athletes that put in the hard work of mastering their sport, which is immeasurable, more complex and difficult to master. For a person to relate an athlete of Lebron James to Tiger Woods is blasphemous, and goes to show how golf can undermine what a true athlete is. Ultimately, Golf is not a sport due to a various reasons that include...
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...JOHN T. GO URV ILLE JERRY N. C ONOV ER GolfLogix: Measuring the Game of Golf It was a sunny May afternoon in 2002 as the employees of GolfLogix—all six of them—assembled around the company’s conference table in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was 106!F outside, but it was comfortable inside—partly due to the air conditioning, and partly due to the company’s finally gaining traction in the market. After three years and nearly $2 million in investments, things were looking up. GolfLogix was founded in May 1999 on a simple concept—using the satellite-based global positioning system (GPS) to aid golfers in playing the sport they loved. In its simplest form, the GolfLogix product consisted of a customized, handheld GPS receiver, called an “xCaddie,” that indicated the distance to the green to which a golfer was hitting (see Exhibit 1). Rather than having to “guesstimate” how far he was, the golfer could simply look at his xCaddie, see that he was, say, 157 yards from the green, and pick the club appropriate for that distance. GolfLogix was offering 60 of these “Distance Only” units to golf courses for approximately $1,500 per month on a three-year lease. In turn, courses could provide the units to golfers free of charge, rent them for a nominal fee (say $1 per round), or bundle their cost with the greens fee. Do No But GolfLogix’s system could do much more. Rather than simply indicate distance, the system also could be used to record a golfer’s progress around the course. Using...
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...these same central standards for its business to drive a strategic plan to define and grow the organization. Just Drive It Just Drive It is an indoor and outdoor driving range. The range is designed to accommodate experienced and novice golfers who wish to improve their mechanics, swing, and overall golf game anytime of the year. The driving range will include a pro shop, concessions, and offer individualized lessons by a professional golf instructor. Golf is a weather-limited sport. The weather must be dry and warm to fair temperatures to play. Rain, snow, or cold temperatures will prevent golfers from practicing the sport. The indoor golf dome will enable golfers to practice their skills day or night rain or shine. The pro shop will offer a variety of golf accessories such as, balls, club heads, golf clubs, gold bags, tees, towels, and clothing. The pro shop will be staffed by three part time employees and a full-time manager. The concession stand will serve cold beverages and snacks. It will be staffed by three to four part-time employees. Just Drive It will collaborate with a full-time golf pro to teach private lessons to individuals wishing to improve their game and will host teaching clinics for children ages 6 to 14 years...
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...Anthony Macias’ assumption that his participation in the weekend golf game could be a reasonable expectation of his work, and hence should be compensable. The rule governing this claim is a statute, California Labor Code § 3600(a)(8). The rule states: An injury is compensable if the injury arises from the scope of the employee’s employment. For off-duty events, an injury is within the scope of the employment if participation in it is a reasonable expectancy of employment. Reasonable expectancy is split into elements of subjective belief and whether that belief is objectively reasonable. To see if an employee’s belief is objectively reasonable, one would needs to consider the following factors: employer benefit, employer involvement, and job related...
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...GOLF One dictionary defines golf as; A game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18 holes spaced far apart - the object being to propel a small, hard ball with the use of various clubs into each hole with as few strokes as possible. Golf is so much more than that to those of us who play it. It is loved and hated with equal amounts of ardor. Harold Segall once said, Golf is not just an exercise; it's an adventure, a romance... a Shakespearean play in which disaster and comedy are intertwined. Another anonymous author said, Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle. For me, golf is an avenue of relaxation, a very rewarding pastime, and an extremely challenging game. Nothing is more relaxing to me than being outside, playing golf on a warm sunny day. I enjoy walking in the sunshine, feeling the warmth of the sun on my cheek, breathing the fresh air, and gazing upon the beauty of both nature and man. The lush greens of the fairways, the sweet perfume of the azaleas that provide a multicolored backdrop for the pristine greens, prove to be most tranquil and relaxing. Watching the wildlife that lives on most of the golf courses is also very enjoyable and relaxing. One often sees rabbits running across the fairways, squirrels darting along the ground, orchasing each other around the tree trunks and limbs. Geese and other wild birds are often seen flying through the sky and going about their everyday...
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