You will never see me kicking a soccer ball on a golf course. For the life of me, I don’t understand how that’s supposed to get someone interested in playing golf. Will hitting 9 irons on a soccer field increase interest in soccer?

Somewhere, there’s a disconnect.

I’m not saying everything in golf is perfect. But for a game that has been around for more than 400 years, it’s possible that we are overthinking the need, and the process, to help it to grow. Is growth really what we want? Are we trying to make golf something that it’s not? And if so, who is behind this pressure to grow — and why? What’s in it for them?

In this country, at least, golf has always been a niche sport: open to all but with some significant obstacles to participation. Traditionally, these obstacles have been time and money. There’s also skill, but that’s true of all sports and part of the appeal of golf, and any other sport, is the opportunity to better those skills. Those barriers are why golf will never be basketball, baseball, or even tennis, which have always been more accessible.

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