This is not normally a space anyone should come to for a defense of professional golf as a valued American institution, or even as a sport for that matter.
I don't play it, don't watch it, don't care about it.
I've sometimes been compelled to cover it, but my only extended thoughts on golf are that it would be a lot more interesting if the winner were the first person finished, regardless of the amount of strokes taken. And that you should be able to play some defense, whether by hitting another player's ball, or maybe tackling.
