Golf is far richer than tennis..what are your thoughts?
December 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Golf Thoughts
Who else is somewhat annoyed?
I cannot really imagine how golf can be so as to command much more money than even tennis. and i think it is rather a boring sports, if it is even a sport. It is certainly less popular than tennis, and no doubt less played.
If your talking about sponsorship money and TV ratings in the USA then the PGA is ahead, but not necessarily around the world. As tennis decide to not put all their eggs in 1 country like the PGA did and promote its self as an international sport. So the gap isn’t a big as you may think.
In fact the prize money for the WTA has increased 23% since 2008 and the Australian Open increased their purse by 12%. It’s much better for women tennis players on the WTA then LPGA.
Roger Federer does very well in endorsements around the world despite not really being promoted that much in America. ATP is increasing prize money as well for 2009 and signed 2 major sponsors.South American Airways for $20 million and Barclays is the sponsor for the end of year tournament ,ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS, 5 years for $30 million.
Besides I never understood why every one worries so much about whats popular. After all if you enjoy Tennis then that’s all that matters.
More people play golf; more people watch golf; therefore sponsors will pay more for golf tournaments.
Also, golf has shown itself over the years to have a lot more players capable of winning any tournament. Tiger Woods has disguised that fact a bit, but the gap between the top couple of golfers in the world and the rest is a lot smaller, and can disappear more quickly, than the gap between say Federer and Nadal. The top tennis players are usually so much better than everyone else.
The top golfers can stay on top for longer, too. Roger Federer won’t be making the semi-finals of Wimbledon when he’s 53, but Greg Norman could come third in the British Open at that age. That creates more appeal for sponsors and fans, who can spend more years following their favourite players.
If you find golf boring, that’s your call. That doesn’t mean that the general sports watching public agree with that. I don’t – I like watching and playing both! Tennis is definitely easier to be competent at than golf, which is an unnnaturally impossible sport to play!
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I think it’s really sad what’s happening to tennis’s reputation. People here in the states don’t go for it. I can’t figure out why, but I think that players like the amazin Rafa are really helpin it’s popularity. And for golf to be richer is just…like a slap in the face to the tennis world!!
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no doubt less played? Look it up, Golf is the number 1 most played sport in the world.
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Well let’s see, Golf can be played by people seriously out of shape- It’s the ‘old boys club’ sport- lot’s of money put into it- can’t stand watching it, my oh my boring- playing is different- nothing like a small white ball causing you to scream like a baby….. and what other sport has beer cart access while you play…Tennis on the other hand is all about athletics- and requires more endurance and stamina.
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I like tennis very much, and I don’t like very much golf because it’s less popular than tennis, well I think that but I don’t know if it’s true
and actually I don’t like that sport,
Which player do you like? Nadal or Roger
I like both, they are awesome!!
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Tennis is great, is the best.
Golf is a sport invented for the weak. Anything where guys are riding around in carts, drinking alchohol, is NOT a sport. Tennis can beat golf any day.
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haha while i like tennis alot better..
I’d have to say golf is a really hard sport..
not any out of shape, fat person could play it
If you’re not swinging the club right, you can easily injure yourself
its mostly about calculating
hitting a tiny ball into a hole thats just a little bit bigger than the ball and is really far away is REALLY hard
But… Tennis is faster paced and more fun to me =]
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the richest sport is actually NASCAR. yep NASCAR… what has the world come to?
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If your talking about sponsorship money and TV ratings in the USA then the PGA is ahead, but not necessarily around the world. As tennis decide to not put all their eggs in 1 country like the PGA did and promote its self as an international sport. So the gap isn’t a big as you may think.
In fact the prize money for the WTA has increased 23% since 2008 and the Australian Open increased their purse by 12%. It’s much better for women tennis players on the WTA then LPGA.
Roger Federer does very well in endorsements around the world despite not really being promoted that much in America. ATP is increasing prize money as well for 2009 and signed 2 major sponsors.South American Airways for $20 million and Barclays is the sponsor for the end of year tournament ,ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS, 5 years for $30 million.
Besides I never understood why every one worries so much about whats popular. After all if you enjoy Tennis then that’s all that matters.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/17/2468326.htm
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/tennis/articles/2009/01/16/only_world_war_could_hurt_us_officials_say/?page=2
No. Rich people play golf as a display of class. It’s a sport, playing golf is just not as simple as u think. It needs tremendous amount of focus like in tennis, and it needs a lot of techniques and skills like tennis does too. The difference is that much stress will be put on a golfer’s waist strength to make turning; while playing tennis used up almost all part of muscle in the body. U dislike it, so u say it’s not a rich/popular sport. If u dislike tennis, u would say the same to tennis too. So do many other people. To sum up, tennis and golf are rich in different ways and are played by different people all over the world. I love tennis but have very limited interest for golf..
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i play BOTH tennis and golf, i agree that tennis is more exciting than golf, but golf players have much better longetivity than tennis players.
u can play golf competitively until your hips give way when you are healthy and 70.
but with tennis, players normally do not play for more than 10 years competitively.
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nah
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