2006-06-19 07:34:18 · 19 answers · asked by karkondrite 4 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
People that enjoy watching golf tend to play it as well. That means they understand the mental anguish a round of golf can unleash on you after a bad day, yet also the excitement one feels after a good day. Watching folks go through the same on TV relates to their personal experiences.
Since most Americans have not played soccer, watching 1 or 2 goals get scored in 90 minutes is not very appealing.
2006-06-19 07:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by mattmanplummer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, not all Americans find football (soccer) boring. I'm British/Canadian, and I have a lot of American friends, and some of them thoroughly enjoy "The Beautiful Game". I realize that most Americans don't really enjoy football (soccer) as much as the rest of the world, but if there wasn't a demand for it, then they wouldn't have a professional league now would they. Besides, I think that you'll find the answer to your question is quite simple....Golf has been a part of American sports culture for a very long time, as opposed to football (soccer), which hasn't been as popular for as long. You also have to remember, that by the time Americans started taking an interest in football (soccer), the rest of the world had already discovered "The Beautiful Game".
2006-06-19 07:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by arsenalfox2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes a lot of skill and brains to play soccer and golf although soccer is much faster an more exciting.Some americans are just stupid. Ask George Bush.
2006-06-19 07:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by terry m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More adult americans play golf than do play soccer. Soccer is widely considered to be just a kids game in America.
2006-06-19 07:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by Black Fedora 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golf is simpler to understand: put the ball in a hole, use a certain kind of club for a certain kind of shot, and try to remain under par.
Soccer is a lot more complicated (as anyone who has played a video game like Winning Eleven knows). The objectives are not clear unless you're truly into it.
Everyone knows what the objective in golf is.
2006-06-19 07:46:57 · answer #5 · answered by tlakkamond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. They think that it is the same concept though, so I don't get why they like golf, actually, I don;t htink that they like it that much. The Australians don't really like soccer either, and they tolerate cricket, and that is the hardest game in the world to understand. And it is the longest. I don't get it at all.
2006-06-19 08:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by porky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans have always defied all logic. Instead of a game where 22 people play at the same time and make all kinds of crazy moves, they prefer the game where only one person at a time gets to hit the ball (baseball, anyone?) while the rest of the team watches from a base or the dugout, and the opponents stand around waiting for the ball to be hit.
2006-06-19 13:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by Flor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
answer this question how do you let a sport end in a tie how gay is that how can you call it a sport if you run around for almost an hour and a half to go scoreless and call the game in a tie in golf at least you have a winner
2006-06-19 07:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soccer requires attention (and, it is widely considered a kids game)
Golf can be half seen, and still understood.
2006-06-19 07:40:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually those Americans who like golf are of European descent.
2006-06-19 08:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋