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Personally I think that if you set out to invent the most boring sport you wouldn't be able to beat golf but I accept that some people strangely do find it attractive and they're not all toxic masculinity "alpha" types, so they should really have seen that one coming.
I don't like golf, but at least it gives you an afternoon's walk in something resembling nature
Cricket on the other hand, takes a week to play and is just running back and forth
There is absolutely nothing about a golf course that resembles nature. It’s nothing but chemicals and underpaid guys with gas fume belching machines.
If you want a wandering outdoor sport with real nature, try out frisbee golf or field archery. They also have the bonus of not destroying habitats and polluting local waterways with way too much nitrogen fertilizer.
Aye and no. Don't get me wrong, golf courses are as you say fertiliser polluted and lacking in biodiversity. But the rough, surrounding the whole course, and the woods they're often placed in certainly resemble nature. There's still birds, foxes, squirrels, etc, going about.
Certainly in Scotland at least, which is my only personal experience of courses. And being the home of golf I don't think it's disingenuous for me to use that as a basis for the claim.
I have seen videos and pictures of courses in places like Florida though and if a Scottish course is a tragedy of nature, a Florida course is an abomination.
You’re right that Scotland and a few other places with a climate identical to Scotland it’s fine. That is a very small portion of the world’s golf courses.
Is it true that golf was invented when someone wacked the severed head of a goblin down a rabbit hole with a shillelagh?
Of course not, what nonsense! They were hitting haggis eggs back down into their underground burrow with a wee practice caber
Mmmmmm, haggis 🤤
I haven't played golf yet (only minigolf), but i could see me enjoying it on a warm spring day with some clouds to take a stroll on the green while actually pursuing a specific goal. But I would rather take a walk in the woods, which is a much more relaxing area to be in.
I'm quite fond of golf (it's really cheap to play near me) and honestly there's a steep learning curve. And it's only fun once you get past that. But I like how you get instant feedback on how you did, especially if you play with friends. Improving at golf feels great, but I imagine it kinda sucks once you plateau.
It's fun to play, but I really don't understand how people watch it regularly.
Croquet is more boring than golf. And I fucking hate golf and golfers.