That is not because the players are pussies, it's because golf is a gentleman's sport. That is what makes golf such a pleasure...there are expectations for behavior that apply to everyone on the golf course......fans, employees and players alike. People don't have enough respect "these days" at golf courses, in my opinion. Besides every sport has its own internal codes of behavior. Ask hockey players about fighting. Does that mean football players are pussies because they get tossed for throwing a punch?
Golf is for pussies! You see more pink shirts at a PGA event than you see at a gay pride parade in San Francisco.
Not me bro, if it gets all quiet when I'm about to hit I will back off and encourage them to continue their conversation. It helps me to believe they aren't watching me.
I see more pink in the NFL when they do that breast cancer thing than I ever see at a PGA Tour event.
That's because Tiger Woods cheats on his wife, not beats on his wife. The NFL PR machine has to make it look like they give a shit.
So are players who get a free ride to play a sport in front of thousands of people and millions on TV, who have been recruited and treated like royalty solely because of a physical talent they possess, and gets his feelings hurt because fans voice displeasure at a piss poor performance. It's all relative.