I’ve heard many people say that golf is an elitist sport (in a disapproving way). It’s not really a sport - but that’s another topic.

How can it be elitist? They let women play, and old people. White people, black people, Chinese, Japanese, gay & lesbian, Mormons, Evangelicals, Roman Catholics, and even people who can’t play! So to make it non-elitist, they’ll have to let monkeys play?

As long as you can afford the extortionate fees for a game and you’ve equipped yourself with all the stupid clothing, shoes, white socks, cap, golf clubs (yes, you mustn’t share a set of clubs with your mate), bag and what not , then you can play.

Ah, yes and you must have loads of spare time, which means you probably don’t work for a living. You might accuse golf of being ‘oldist’, but not elitist. Admittedly, golf isn’t for the masses. The masses have better things to do, like sit in front of a TV watching the football, drinking lager, or one of those crappy chat shows.