re: sorry, but golf isn't a sport

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sport, to me, should be defined as a competition involving more than 1 individual (or teams of individuals)

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Golf: Check

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in which the competitors (or certain individuals on the team) experience either continuous, or short transient periods of an elevated (70-80% of max) heart rate SECONDARY to physical activity, and not due to chemicals (ie, caffeine) or certain biomolecules (ie, hormones). 

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Physical Activity: Check (Walk the course and carry your bags, swing a club, and precision putting)

While I would classify golf as a "game", I don't think the definition is cut and dry. Chess/billiards/etc would also be games.

Where does things like field sports in track fall? Shot putt, discus, javelin, etc. Individual activities competing against other individuals (like running) involving only short momentary exertions of energy.