Keywords

Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Golf, Masters Golf Tournament, NBA, Minimum age requirements, Professional athletes, Student athletes, One and done, age of majority

Subjects

Masters Golf Tournament; National Collegiate Athletic Association; College athletes; Professional athletes; National Basketball Association; Basketball; Golf; Adulthood

Introduction

On Sunday, as I usually do on Master’s weekend, I turned to CBS to get an overdose of saccharine. Jim Nantz was in fine form developing storylines, both real and contrived, to keep the focus on the players and the natural beauty of Augusta National. The camera guys had all the obligatory shots of the dogwoods and redbud trees, the flaming and cooling azaleas, and to complete the scene, an occasional magnolia. Words like “idyllic” were used with abandon and those close ups of tense competitors nearly made golf look like an action sport.

Publication Date

4-14-2014

Document Type

Commentary

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Source Title

Sport and Society for Arete

Language

English

Publication Version

Author's version

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

History

Creator (Linked Data)

Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)

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