Why is golf so unappealing to gay guys?

It's not really a sport where they shower together after, so the gays see little point in it.

It mostly appeals to white-trash, OP. Same with hockey.

I love golf. Grew up on it. Still play it.

Bullshit, R2!! I don't know where you live, but golfing is very expensive. That's why AAs only recently got into the sport. And if you watch golf on TV, you see commercials for banks, mutual fund companies, and other high-end products.

Go price a set of golf clubs and then get back to me.

Lots of homos among caddies because of the subservient nature of the job.

Lots of lesbians [italic]love[/italic] playing golf.

Having to make chat for hours..that's how I see it.

It messes up your hair.

You Know Who ruined golf for the libs.

Golf is like bowling.

It's a game, not a sport.

Probably because the sport is filled with right-wing assholes.

Then we’ll make our own team!

It’s the fucking clothes they wear

What R6 said! I know a lot of lesbians who love whacking that little white ball. I wonder if they see it as a phallic symbol and respond accordingly (?).

As Rosie O'Donnell used to say, "Golf is not a sport. There's no defense and no uniforms. Golf is men in ugly pants walking." She's not completely wrong (the pants aren't so ugly anymore). There are a few attractive men, but nearly all have a whiff of frat boy about them. And don't get me started on the racism, sexism and homophobia of the long-standing golf clubs/country clubs, never mind the utter waste of natural space for a privileged few and the attendant environmental issues (water use, fertilizer runoff, etc.).

R13

Q: Why did God invent golf?

A: So White people could dress like Black people.

^ That’s not how you get golfer daddy cock.

Go ask the Gays in Tennis thread.

It needs more than 18 holes.

Johnny Mathis is still a keen golfer at 88.

Golf was invested so guys have an excuse to get away from their wives.

We don’t need it.

And yes, R10, it’s not a sport. Fat people waddle back to their carts.

[quote]I don't know where you live, but golfing is very expensive

So is hockey.

I know a couple of gay men who golf but they only do it for networking purposes.

To each their own but the THOUGHT of golf bores me. I also see it as more of a hobby or activity than a sport. I do, however, get competitive with a round of mini-golf. I miss the days of huge, fun miniature golf courses. It's hard to find good ones outside of major tourist areas.

We rock at mini golf with all the cute miniatur bridges and stuff, no?

Correction- this should read, Why is golf so unappealing to everyone?

Seems pointless. If you want to talk a walk, walk.

I know some gay guys who golf. Probably depends if you grew up playing sports. Some of us did. Not me. But some of us.

Gay men have no sense of direction.

I know a gay man who was on the golf team in college (it was a school with a top-ranked golf team, too)

Only pro golfers walk; the rest use golf carts.

I mean, can you see Trump walking a whole golf course?

Tops tend to be better golfers as their skills to aim and fill multiple holes comes in handy on the golf course.

I like golfing. I am not a great golfer but it is fun. Nice to be outdoors, hang with friends, play a game, and when the drink cart comes, oh joy! A lot of country clubs are super nice and fun to go to. The people are hit or miss but overall I like it

I lack the hand-eye coordination.

Its unappealing to 90% of people. What a hairpulling tedious game ,Boring.....

If you watch golf with closed captioning it gets pretty hilarious.

“He’s only about sixteen feet from the hole.”

“The first nine holes were pretty tough on him, let’s see how he does on the other nine.”

“Deep drive! Shot it over the pole.”

Because they can shoot the shit all day, totally bro out without wife rolling her eyes

Tsk, such tiny balls

What R21 said. It’s basically an escape from family life where someone can just walk around and drink.

Younger people generally speaking do not join groups, and organizations are getting beat over it. It's killing the group travel industry.

It used to be a matter of prestige to be a member of an exclusive club (golf or otherwise), but that has mostly fizzled out. Sure, there are clubs that are a 'thing' to belong to yet, but it ain't like it used to be.

Admission standards have dropped like a brick, too, but members don't like talking about that for obvious reasons.

None of this applies to the 'gay guy' component of course.

I don't care about golf but I love driving the cart. I wish there were more opportunities to drive a little cart around in life.

It has to be made to *appear* to be appealing to gays.

Gaysians are into it.

A bunch of fat arsed straight men walking around, talking business and lying about their sex lives.

Golf is certainly not for white trash. Is that comment by AI? I mean, come on, girl.

It is, however, incredibly boring.

"...and I don't play golf, because I can nap at home for free."

Except for those who play it I think it's unappealing to everyone else.

It's not a sport. It's social display of dominance over nature and social status that comes with an elaborate party trick.

Croquet is more for the gays. I'm gonna be honest. I love it.

“Such a tight fit to make it in that hole”. 🕳️

Lots of gays in golf. It's good exercise in nature and artistically designed garden called a golf course. Those old men at Augusta love their azaleas. They are as gay as geese.

Golf is the epitome of complacent corporate suburban male entitlement. Players dress festively to pretend to themselves and spectators that they're not engaged in a slow irrelevant deeply boring activity, which nonetheless revels in its tediously respectable status.

It’s something straight right-wingers play. The gays prefer to brunch.

Cuz it's BOOOOORRRIIING. It's like football, 90% of the time nothing is happening. Golf, in fact, might be 98% of the time. I think it is more of an image, status thing for a particular demographic.

It’s boring as fuck and takes place in the middle of a pesticide/insecticide dumping ground.

I like golf, but most young people today refuse to learn proper golf etiquette.

Mark Twain had it right: "Golf is a good walk spoiled." Want to go for a walk? Go for a walk! Why does it have to be turned into a game?

My mom likes to watch the occasional golf match, but she admits she's really just looking at the scenery (some of the courses are gorgeous). I just wait for the men in pastel pants to bend over. And we both turn up our noses at all the yahoos who have invaded the spectators, woo-hooing and filming the players on their phones. No need for a complete return to polite clapping and whispered comments, but dial it back, dolts.

Golf is more suburban than urban. Affluent gays prefer city abodes and brunching. Golf is the perfect way for married men to get away from their shrew wives and get drunk with their buddies. My husband and I live in country club community but don't play much at all. The straight men have a great time and we have gotten to be friends with a lot of them at the club. They drink like fish. Many are in the 40s and 50s and retired. Everyone here has money which for those of you who don't like rich people, you'd be miserable. We don't run into many other gays. Having lived in urban gayborhoods most of my adult life, it's been a refreshing change.

I’d love a hot masculine slight dad bod type in a bright shirt showing up his nipples and chest fur.

I might like it a little more if it was like this......I'd love to know the context.

Golf...so fat men could convince themselves that they're exercising.

"Why is golf so unappealing to gay guys?"

Because it appeals to lesbians.

It's like asking why don't vagina capes appeal to gay guys?

The outfits are hideous.

It’s crazy boring and those gold courses should be abolished yesterday, for they are an enormous strain on resources (water!!) and terrible for the environment.

R10, CANASTA is a sport!

r33 but the 10% who play it REALLY let us know they play it.

Gay guys get to select the wardrobe.

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R59 I think it's more about drinking and competing. I've never heard a golfer talk about exercise.