Why is golf so much more popular with active people than tennis?
While I am not saying that golf does not require a certain level of physical endurance, I believe tennis takes far more out of you than golf does. People who choose to play golf just prefers the social atmosphere of the sport. You can to be with your buddies and chat and have fun wile playing. Tennis on the other hand, requires a great deal of skill, focus, discipline and physical endurance if you want to win. Most people would prefer spending their time on a cool, quiet, beautiful golf course, than spending a relaxing Saturday afternoon getting all sweaty and dehydrated from playing tennis. And for the ones who would prefer getting sweaty and playing a more physical sport, well those are they ones who will choose to play, basketball, football, soccer, hockey, rugby over a game of tennis. I believe it all boils down to the fact that when you play tennis it’s just you and your opponent, and both of you are separated by a net and playing on opposite sides of a court. Most sports, regardl