re: Should Golfers be called athletes?

Golf doesn't necessarily require "athleticism" as much as it does an extreme amount of physical skill. You don't have to be fast, quick on your feet, etc, but you have to have an incredible level of body control and eye-hand coordination (to play golf well...anybody can "play"). There are so many different shots and conditions/lie combinations that it becomes absurd. Outside of hitting a 90mph fastball, hitting a proper golf shot is probably one of the more difficult things to do in sports.