Is Golf an Olympic Sport??

No, well at least not this year. Golf has made its way into the line up a few times in the past: 1900 and 1904, but then dwindled from view. They've tried a handful of other times, but for various reasons was dropped from the line up. Its failure to stick to the wall seems to stem from the formats that have been chosen to play the game. The debate is not dead by any means (60 million golfers can't be wrong, right?). It was on the agenda for this current Olympics, but was too far down on the list to be addressed within the allotted time given to hash out such details. In order for Golf to make it into the Olympics graces, other sports would have to be axed. Baseball, Softball, and the Pentathalon have all been offered up to the Gods for sacrifice, just to allow little white ball chasers into the event list. Seems reasonable. I guess we'll just have to wait until 2012 to realize the fate of this ongoing conversation. Until then, keep your head down and don't swing so hard! Oh sorry, that was for me, not you :)