r/sports • u/OkEscape7558 • May 26 '24

Golf Grayson Murray’s parents confirm the golfer died by suicide | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/26/sport/grayson-murray-parents-death-suicide-spt-intl/index.html
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u/Palmerize May 26 '24

As someone who has competed in both golf and other sports, golf is a bit of its own beast because you're all alone on an island essentially competing with yourself. It's not a team sport where others share in the emotions with you and you're not lined up across from someone trading volleys like tennis. It's a bit tough to put Into words but competitive golf was way more nerve-wracking to me than any other sport I competed in.

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u/Im_Daydrunk May 26 '24

I feel like baseball is probably the worst of both worlds in that way. Stuff like batting/pitching (and even fielding in many cases) is both like being on a distinct island (having no direct support, lots of eyes directly on you) and having the additional internal pressure of teammates relying on you immensely. I love baseball and it's fun to play non competitively but I absolutely hated the pressure of it when I actually played for the team at my school

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u/Dudedude88 May 26 '24

I like it cause you have full control.

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u/jlt6666 Kansas City Chiefs May 26 '24

I think the issue with competitive golf compared to other sports is that you're never really exerting yourself. In a lot of sports like basketball or football you are really going all out. So you get to burn off some of that stress and get into the flow. Golf's all about control. It's also a game about not fucking up to a large degree.

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u/jlt6666 Kansas City Chiefs May 26 '24

Yeah but you are still incredibly still while putting for example. If the nerves hit you really just have to deal with it where as in more physical sports that adrenaline can actually help.

I'm not saying that the walking isn't something. But it doesn't take the edge off like running or hitting something.

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u/flyinhighaskmeY May 26 '24

huh. You know, I ran a handful of half marathons a few years back. I was all in to the techy stuff, tracking steps and calorie burn.

Turns out...I burn about as many calories running a half marathon as I do walking 18 holes on a moderately hilly golf course.

But it doesn't take the edge off like running or hitting something.

Modern tour is all gym rats. They have a release.