Why Golf Should Be Banned

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The Olympics is a sporting event watched by people all over the world. On average, over two hundred countries have at least one participant for a specific Olympic gathering. Although many of these countries do not get any medals, the Olympic games is a global event that attracts immense attention. A It would only make sense for the most popular sports in the world should be a part of this mega sporting stage. Almost every sport in the top twenty-five most popular sports in the world are included in the Olympic games and have been for years upon years. Of the top twelve most popular sports, only one has not been an Olympic sport for an extended period of time. Golf had not been a part of the Olympics since 1904 until the most recent Olympics, the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Many people still do not believe golf should be a part of the Olympics even though it is one of the most popular sports worldwide. The golf industry is a large and limitless industry due to golf major global popularity. Needless to say, golf is an Olympic worthy sport and should remain in the Olympics for years and years to come.
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Golf’s worldwide popularity is also due to the nature of the game. The game of golf is one of the only sports you can be terrible at and still enjoy. This allows more people to play and enjoy the game. If you had to be good to have fun, only the people with the natural ability to play would be involved in the game. Enjoying golf is not the only reason to be involved in the game. Golf can reach you through charity as well. Compared to all other professional sports, the professional golf tours donate more to charity by huge margins. About 2 billion dollars have been donated through the PGA tour. As comparison, the NFL has donated approximately 370 million dollars in the last 40 years and the NFL’s charitable donations is one of the closest to the PGA

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