The death of golf

Kevinmarkham

I thought it was a terrible piece. There was the seed of a good point within his rationale but then he started on the gin.

John Craven sums up everything that's wrong with it in today's IGM Digital+ magazine

Minderbinder

I'm not convinced that silence is necessary or even a good thing. If everyone was talking it would have the same effect as silence in a way, the golfers wouldn't even notice it after a while. Silence, on the other hand is very hard to achieve with such crowds and for me it would be off putting during the silence just sort of waiting for a noise to put me off.

I don't think it's a big issue though either way. I don't think it is stopping people attending events.

I have to agree that as a spectator sport it doesn't offer a lot. I love playing golf but you get to see very little of the action at events compared to what you see on tv.

CMOTDibbler

Minderbinder wrote: »

I'm not convinced that silence is necessary or even a good thing. If everyone was talking it would have the same effect as silence in a way, the golfers wouldn't even notice it after a while. Silence, on the other hand is very hard to achieve with such crowds and for me it would be off putting during the silence just sort of waiting for a noise to put me off.

I don't think it's a big issue though either way. I don't think it is stopping people attending events.

I have to agree that as a spectator sport it doesn't offer a lot. I love playing golf but you get to see very little of the action at events compared to what you see on tv.

I think everyone has pretty much said this. Including in that column that Kevin Markham linked. The real distraction is the unexpected noise or probably the unexpected silence.

There's also the added factor of the galleries being much closer to the player than in most other sports. On tee boxes, they're no more than a couple of club lengths away, so it's easy for one individual noise/comment/whatever to stand out from the crowd.

Golf is pretty unique in that respect.

red ears

We live in a very noisy world these days.. can people not shut the f**k up for a few seconds while someone hits a shot

Wombatman

red ears wrote: »

We live in a very noisy world these days.. can people not shut the f**k up for a few seconds while someone hits a shot

Tennis, snooker, golf, archery, shooting etc

Sports that require concentration before execution frown upon noise that could break that concentration. How can anybody have a problem with this concept?

Most sports have become popular due to the nature of the game and participation. Some sports and the spectator don't go well. If everyone spent as much time participating in sports, as they do spectating, analyzing and commentating, the world would be a better place IMHO.