#29: That's a wrap for #AntiGolfCon31
This was our largest convention yet, with nearly 30,000 attendees!
#28: Hope On The Horizon: The Golf Generation Is Over.
We know it’s important to get good data, so we went to go find out whether younger people are golfing less.
#27: Golf Is Not Normal
Today we’re going to tackle the idea that golf is in any way normal.
#26: Eye on the ball
We’re in Las Vegas this week for a Golf Control conference and thought it was time for another update.
#25: Golf Balls? In My Hashbrowns?
It’s more likely than you think.
#24: Why Are Golfers Allowed To Take Their Clubs Home?
We recently got a fantastic question about our article on why golf clubs must be traceable.
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We are saddened, sickened, and shocked by the Court’s decision to overturn Roe.
#23: What About Mini Golf?
Mini golf is not okay.
#22: What About Driving Ranges?
This is probably the only way golf will be legally allowed in the future – in a highly regulated, tightly access-controlled environment.
#21: Golf Courses Are Fundamentally Bad For Our Health
We spend a lot of time talking about the many, many ways golf impacts people’s lives through the violence of blunt force trauma. Today we’ll talk about the quiet violence golf courses inflict on our neighborhoods every single day.
#20: Golf Clubs Need To Be Traceable, Too
This is a proven step that legislators in many jurisdictions have used to combat other types of violence.
#19: Golf Is More Dangerous Than Lawn Darts
Over a period of eight years, lawn darts had sent 6,100 people to the emergency room. 81% of those cases involved children 15 or younger. Wait, where have we seen statistics like that before?
#18: Just Golf Virtually
The very, very rare case where you can still ‘play’ golf.
#17: How Golf Harms Children
Golf violence harms so many children that doctors have invented a ‘cute’ name for golf club injuries – the ‘swing-ding’
#16: Golf Courses Are Not Public Green Spaces
If your city has a “public” golf course and you’re a taxpayer, you should be outraged.
#15: Golf and Alcohol Don't Mix
Drinking isn’t just restricted to the clubhouse, it’s actively encouraged while golfing.
#14: Golf On The Moon
America’s obsession with golf culture has spread beyond Earth.
#13: Golf Is Dangerous On The Course, Too
We have tended to focus on the ways that golf violence impacts people off the golf course. Today we’ll look at the ways it harms golfers.
#12: Just Stop Golfing
Literally, just stop golfing.
#11: Golf and Indigenous Land
“These people have seen their lands disappear without having been consulted or compensated, and that, in my opinion, is unfair and unjust, especially over a golf course.”
#10: Golf Balls Must Be Traceable
We propose that every single golf ball sold in America should be required to have a serial number, and that serial number should be registered to the golfer who buys it.
#9: The Pro-Golf Presidency
Trump showed the typical behavior of most golfers – using golf to make themselves feel powerful. But we’ve seen what that leads to – hate, violence, and toxic masculinity.
#8: Golf Violence in Video Games
\#GolfZero means no golf violence in video games, too.
#7: Golf Is Not Something You 'Play'
That’s more dangerous Golf-Positive language. Golf is deadly serious.
#6: The 2014 Fresno Golf Massacre
Who knows how many lives would have been saved if they didn’t have access to that deadly weapon?
#5: Stop Using Golf-Positive Language
As activists, we’re doing everything we can to make it clear that golf-positive language has no place at work or at home.
#4: More Energy Than a Speeding Bullet
A speeding bullet actually has less energy than a golf ball flying downrange. And these dangerous missiles are completely unregulated.
#3: Why Doesn't the CDC Study Golf Violence?
Blunt objects like golf clubs are used in 8% of violent crimes.
#2: Golf and the January 6th Attack
How golf made the deadly attack possible
#1: Why It's Time to Ban Golf
How the 2020 Election and a violent attack started our movement.