Some of the biggest sports in the world involve abnormal amounts of contact. So much so, it’s a wonder there isn’t a fight every game. How do these guys consistently remind themselves that it’s well within an opponent’s right to knock the sense out of them, play after play, before they fly into a rage and get themselves banned for life? It’s truly one of the world’s wonders.
That said, golf isn’t one of those sports. Golf is a sport excelled at by mainly old white men who can smoke cigars and drink bourbon while they’re playing. It’s the equivalent of showing up to a trampoline park and seeing a random hammock levitating admit the madness. Don’t get us wrong, golf takes an immense amount of skill, and there’s a significant amount of athletic ability involved. But in a world where the most famous athletes are known for dunking on 7-foot, 300-pound men, or hitting an unsuspecting quarterback so hard his leg breaks, it’s safe to say golf is one of the cushier sporting occupations out there.
So, the above Instagram clip is bizarre, but also strangely explanative of just how far golf veers from the overly physical realm of the other popular North American sports. Two of the golfers in a crew get into an apparent disagreement, and the pink-shirted golfer straight up starts throwing punches. The blue-shirted golfer engages, and both guys get in a couple respectable shots, then out of nowhere–after one guy lands a haymaker and the other gets his hat jabbed right off–amicably shake hands and keep it pushing.
