If you Golf, You Should Read This.

I was sitting at the clubhouse bar minding my own business, casually drinking my draft after having golfed eighteen satisfying holes, when I overheard a couple of men, who were speaking rather loudly and with a wee bit of a slur, discussing one of my favourite pastimes - golf.

They appeared to be men of intellect and each was making his case, rather eloquently, (even though somewhat imbibed), as to whether or not golf was a sport or a hobby. Both had compelling arguments. I resisted the strong urge to put my two cents worth into the debate, which, I must admit, challenged my willpower.

Later, after arriving home, and still burning with a desire to prove that golf was a sport, I decided to consult an old stalwart friend, my Oxford dictionary. I felt certain that I could clear up the controversy, for once and for all. The definitions are as follows:

Sport: "That which amuses in general; diversion; pastime."

Hobby: "A subject or pursuit of absorbing interest, undertaken primarily for
pleasure during one's leisure time."

Now I'm a bit confused. What do you think: By definition, is golf a hobby or a sport?