tmclennan

Well, the The Bruntsfield Golfing Society was an interesting nail in the coffin.Founded before we were to become a nation.I'll have to give it to ya'll.It still sounds like pissing or farting or ****ing-Golfing,huh?Egad-"well,you still can't beat me at the pipes". BTW- what else is discussed on this page?

Egad!Yes, I have punctuation errors.Dammit Jim,I'm a painter not a typist! what in gods name does that have to do with the fact that not one response to this question has been met with a valid answer.Just because its in the dictionary is precisely why I brought up the question.The dictionary is wrong that it doesn't recognize that "golfing" is the vulgar of the noun.But,I imagine,based on the comments to this question, most of the respondents to this subject never really played the GAME as children.They were never introduced to the pros and teachers that really appreciate the heritage that goes back to St.Andrews.I'm pretty sure you wouldn't catch Jack or Arnie or Phil or Tiger or even Jordan say that they were going golfing. Q.E.D.

Where I am trying to go with this is that in fact GOLFING is the vulgar of the noun.Golf is a game and to that end you play a game.You play chess to don't chess or go chessing.Many of these GAMES have become major sports but that doesn't mean that golfing is a word-it even sounds wrong.Do you tennis?No you play tennis.do you baseball or football?No, you play these games.Swimming is a sport but you don't play "swim".You don't play"ski" because its not a game,you ski or go skiing because its a sport.Some one pulled out curling, but even here the standard holds-its not a game.If someone has an exception I'd love to hear it.

iI'm going to my grave with this but golf is a game and therefor you play a game.You don't tennis you don't football you don't basketball- you PLAY these games you morons.These games became sports due to public demands but you don't tennis you don't baseball -you play these games.There is no argument to refute this and I challenge anyone to do so.You play a game like golf and anything other interpretation is invalid.Webster is wrong and they won't respond to me because they can't defend their moronic internal limits