Golf in perspective

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The following is not intended to offend fans of tennis, basketball, baseball, or football. It is an attempt rather to put everything in perspective.

Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people who don't even play it go to tournaments or watch it on tv.

The following truisms may shed some light.

Golf is an honorable game with the overwhelming majority of players being honorable people who don't need referee's.

Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week.

Professional golfers are paid in a direct proportion to how well they play.

Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a charter flight when they travel between tournies.

Golfers don't hold out for more money, or demand new contracts, because of another player's deal.

Golfers don't demand that the taxpayers pay for the courses on which they play.

When golfers make a mistake no one is there to cover for them or back them.

The PGA raises more money for charity in one year then the NFL does in two.

You can watch the best golfers up close at any tournament, including the majors all day every day for $25 or $30.

In golf you cannot fail 70% of the time and make $9 million a season, like the best baseball hitters (.300 hitting average) do.

Golf doesn't change its rules to attract fans. Golfers have to adapt to a new playing area every week.

Golfers keep their clothes on while being interviewed.

Golf doesn't have free agency. In their prime Palmer, Norman and other stars would shake your hand and say they were happy to meet you. In his prime Jose Canseco wore t-shirts that said "Leave me alone."

You can hear birds chirping on a golf course during a tournament.

At a golf tournament you won't hear a steady stream of four letter words and other obscenities while you're hoping no one spills beer on you.

Tiger hits a golf ball twice as far as Barry Bonds hits a baseball.

Golf courses don't ruin the neighborhood.