Why golf IS a sport, and why its the hardest one

While trying to come up with something to write about for this post, I racked my brain to try to think of something that really made me tick. While admiring the beautiful weather and thinking I should be golfing rather than reading APUSH, I realized how annoying it is when people say that golf isn't a sport. I would like to blow those people out of the water and say that not only is it a sport, it is the hardest one out there.
Did she just say that golf was the most difficult sport?? Yes. I did.
To see exactly what a "sport was" (since its a farely broad topic), I looked up the defintion. A sport is an athletic activity that requires skill or physical prowess, and involves competition. For all of those golf haters, go out and try hitting a club and see if you can get even par. The reason why you are being so ignorant is because YOU HAVE NO SKILL TO HIT A BALL WITH A CLUB. and you are thus embarrased. Many people think that you don't need any fitness for golf, as they see their fat old grandpas going to the course. Sure, golf can be played by the out of shape, but the best ones need to have strong muscles to swing the club faster and thus have the ball hit farther, and straighter. Right now I'm on a program to increase my swing speed from 95 mph to 115. This involves a lot of weight lifting and stretching. The reason I'm doing this? Because right now I'm not hitting it far enough, and I'm too weak to keep my swing on plane to hit it straight.
That brings up another point. Practice. We golfers have to practice multiple different aspects of the game. This includes making sure our swing is on line, make sure we are putting accurately, having a good feel for chipping, and being mentally prepared for getting that quadruple on the 17 hole. For those other measly sports, they practice one thing, they either throw or run in football, they either throw or catch in baseball, they all just have to work on the fundamentals and what can carry them through the game is that fire underneath their buttocks or the passion and determination that is created when they get angry or are behind.
Golfers can't fall back on that luxury. Our golf outcome is not determined by equal skill and fire or determination. We have to have 20 percent skill and 80 percent mind strength. For other sports, if your team is behind you can get angry, become determined, and work harder because of the anger. When we are hitting hozzle rockets, shanking the ball, or duck hooking it we can't get angry. We have to retain a positive outlook and keep our cool. If we don't, we might as well just walk off the course right there. THAT, is what makes this sport so difficult, we can't get to emotional over the round or else it will mess with our mind and it will mess up our swings. Even the tiniest change in swing can be the difference between hitting it in the fairway or in the water.
Yes, I am slightly biased. But for those people that say that golf isn't a sport, I would just like to point out that that some of the most athletic people play (ei tiger woods). On top of that we walk about 5 miles per 18 holes. Plus, the reason why you are hatin is because you have no skill or mind composure and basically, stink at golf.