Michigan Golf Journal May 2021

Michigan Golf Journal Guest Column As a sure sign that Hollywood is completely out of ideas, the April box office charts were topped by “Godzilla vs Kong.” That debacle of a “blockbuster” captivated this viewer with the same intensity as listening to Ben Stein read the phone book or watching the 7 th pitching change of a 12-0 baseball game. Somehow, two formerly formidable institutions like movie production and Major League Baseball have managed to lose an entire generation of fans through a lack of creativity (movies) and common sense (MLB). In light of this shifting leisure time landscape, I would like to nominate a new national pastime – golf – and offer up these 6 foundational reasons that golf is far superior to baseball. 6 No PGA Tour Commissioner has ever referred to a major championship trophy as Why Golf is Superior to Baseball Guest Column by Bill Hobson