King says golf on upswing
In a recent interview on the Golf Channel, Arnold Palmer presented the opinion that claims made by many sports analysts about golf being on the decline are greatly exaggerated.
He agrees that the golf’s popularity was down for a couple of years but says all sports go through the same type of cycles.
“Think of the NBA before Larry Byrd, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan,” Arnie quipped. “Look what happened to boxing after Muhammad Ali.”
He thinks golf will experience a big recovery in popularity this year as Tiger Woods returns healthy and is challenged by the young guns, while Michelle Wie lights up the LPGA.
The King also points to the huge golf boom in Asia and the return of golf to the Olympics as evidence that the game is on the upswing.
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