re: Should Golfers be called athletes?

This isn't a debate. Golfers are most certainly athletes. Now golf is more of skill based sport than it is an athletic sport, but it still requires athleticism. Same with bowling. And just because john daly was a fat slob, doesn't mean golfers aren't athletes. In fact, him being able to play as long as he did at the level he did despite his physical condition just shows you how great of an athlete he was.