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Golf has always prides itself on its standards and rich tradition. But increasingly a victim of its own image and conventional ways, golf has lost five million players in the last decades, according to the National Golf Foundation, with 20 percentage of the existing 25 million golfers tending to quit in the next few years. People under 35 have especially rejected the game, saying it takes too long to play, too difficult to learn and has too many tiresome rules.
Many of golf’s leaders are so convinced the sport is in danger of following the baby boomer generation (born between the years 1946 and 1964) into the grave that they start an alternative movement leading to unconventional forms of golf with new equipment, new rules and revolutionary changes to courses.
Among the unconventional types of golf is an entry-level version in which the holes are 15 inches wide, about four times the width of a standard one. A 15-inch-hole event was held here at the Reynolds Plantation resort on Monday. It featured the top professional golfers Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose.
“A 15-inch-hole could help junior golfers, beginning golfers and older golfers score better, play faster and like golf more,” said Garcia.
Rose said he was planning to use an expanded hole to reintroduce the game to his five-year-old son, who rejected the game recently after he had grown tired of failing at it.
Golf still ranks among the US’s top 10 recreational sports activities, and given its tradition, it is no surprise that all golfers don’t agree with the alternative movement.
“I don’t want to reform the game and cheapen it,” said Curtis Strange, a two-time United States Open Champion and an analyst for ESPN. “I don’t like any of that staff. And, it’s not going to happen, either. It’s all talk.”
But Ted Bishop, the president of the PGA of America, argues that it is those purists’ worry that has held the sport back for 20 years. “I went to a golf club’s 125th anniversary dinner not long ago, and the absolute majority of the people in the room were over 55,” said Bishop. “We should be asking, ‘on that club’s 150th anniversary, who’s going to attend?’”
28. According to the passage, golf ________. .
A. is unpopular among the young people B. has 20, 000,000 golf players now
C. has caused too much trouble to people D. is developing rapidly over the years
29. The golf leaders in favor of an alternative movement ________. .
A. hope to attract more elder golf players B. feel worried about the game’s future
C. experience rejection from all the golfers D. decide to improve security on the golf course
30. what do we learn about the golf event held on Monday?
A. It was set up especially for young children. B. It proved to be more difficult to play than usual.
C. It used holes much wider than the standard ones. D. It was a practical experiment of the traditional golf.
31. Which of the following can describe Ted Bishop’s attitude towards reforming golf?
A. Opposite B. Indifferent C. Critical D. Supportive
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ABCD
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