We had a dusting of snow today here in The Wild West. And the high was somewhere around 30. The baseball powers that be decided that was reason enough to postpone the Rockies/Phillies game scheduled for tonight. So instead of sitting at the ballpark freezing my a** off, I am sitting at home watching the Avs play the Blackhawks.
As long as I am sitting here I figured I may as well weigh in on the recent IOC decision to include golf in the 1916 Olympics.
This is what I had to say about it last year, during the Summer Olympics in Bejing. At the end I said:
So the golf-in-the-Olympics discussion around here usually consists of:
‘Lets hope they never manage to add golf to the Olympics’.
‘Yeah’.
So much for that.
My opinion hasn’t changed any. I still think it’s a silly idea. I imagine that a lot of the pros will play in 2016, just to show support, and for the novelty. But after that? I doubt you will see the worlds top players in the Olympics.
The over all reaction of the golfing world has been luke warm. The players have dutifully said how wonderful it is, but they aren’t exactly brimming with enthusiasm. Although I will admit, you can’t expect them to be too excited about something that is 7 years away. Half of them may be at least semi-retired by then.
Regardless of the players reactions, the rest of us still think pretty much what we did before. See here and here.
Meanwhile there are baseball playoffs and hockey games.
As long as I am sitting here I figured I may as well weigh in on the recent IOC decision to include golf in the 1916 Olympics.
This is what I had to say about it last year, during the Summer Olympics in Bejing. At the end I said:
So the golf-in-the-Olympics discussion around here usually consists of:
‘Lets hope they never manage to add golf to the Olympics’.
‘Yeah’.
So much for that.
My opinion hasn’t changed any. I still think it’s a silly idea. I imagine that a lot of the pros will play in 2016, just to show support, and for the novelty. But after that? I doubt you will see the worlds top players in the Olympics.
The over all reaction of the golfing world has been luke warm. The players have dutifully said how wonderful it is, but they aren’t exactly brimming with enthusiasm. Although I will admit, you can’t expect them to be too excited about something that is 7 years away. Half of them may be at least semi-retired by then.
Regardless of the players reactions, the rest of us still think pretty much what we did before. See here and here.
The only person who seems to think it’s a good idea is Ron Sirak. And I have to say, for all the reasons I mentioned before, I think he is being very optimistic on how much being in the Olympics will contribute to the growth of golf. With 27 other sports being contested at the same time, most of which aren’t played regularly, on television, by professionals, how much time will people really spend watching the golf?
In any case, it’s 7 years away, and a lot can happen in 7 years.Meanwhile there are baseball playoffs and hockey games.
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