What is the most boring sport

Research from a poll of 2,000 shows that golf is the world's most boring sport, with some saying watching golf helped them fall asleep

Golf Voted The World's Most Boring Sport

Golf has beaten off competition from cricket, snooker and bridge to be crowned the world's most boring game.

39% of Brits voted golf the most boring game.

The poll of 2,000 adults also found almost one in 10 have put on videos of golf or snooker at night to help them fall asleep.

Gregory Tatton-Brown, a spokesman for online casino Casumo.com, who commissioned the research, said: “Brits have a funny relationship with sports that many people would consider ‘boring’.

Related: 17% use golf to hide infidelity

“Some people almost enjoy the fact that their favourite sports are dull as dishwater, as it gives them a sense of pride about loving something most people can’t understand.

“But for the vast majority of us, their confusing rules and slow pace mean they’re impenetrable to all but the most dedicated followers.”

Fully half of the nation would rather clean their house from top to bottom than be forced to watch a dull sport.

Related: How far do average golfers hit it? Statistics show it may be less than you think

One quarter of respondents have had a boring game forced on them by a friend or loved one, who were desperately trying to show off the sport’s virtues – to no avail.

Some of the top ways a sport makes itself boring include simply nothing interesting ever seeming to happen, and games that take entire days to complete.

And a fifth of the nation also gets wound up when a match can take an age to complete, without even having a clear winner and loser at the end.

Related: How many calories does a round of golf burn?

More than a quarter of Brits laments the fact that their partner watches a sport that’s incredibly dull.

THE TOP 30 MOST BORING GAMES IN THE WORLD

1. Golf

2. Cricket

3. Bridge

4. Chess

5. Snooker

6. Dressage

7. Fishing

8. Darts

9. Bowls

10. Football

11. Draughts

12. Formula One

13. Show jumping

14. Ultimate Frisbee

15. Horse racing

16. American football

17. Rugby

18. Curling

19. Tennis

20. Boxing

21. Fencing

22. Baseball

23. Netball

24. Ten-pin bowling

25. Water polo

26. Archery

27. Superbike racing

28. Gymnastics

29. Hurling

30. Diving

Don't forget to follow Golf Monthly on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Aren’t British golf fans supposed to be the best in the world?

We may have to rethink that assumption. According to a poll of 2,000 Brits conducted by the online casino Casumo.com, golf was voted the world’s most boring sport, finishing a head of cricket and bridge.

Respondents cited golf’s confusing rules and slow pace. And again, somehow it finished ahead of cricket (where the rules make no sense and matches can last days!) and bridge (a freaking card game!). And what the heck is draughts?

Hopefully golf moves down the ranks if they re-vote after this week’s Presidents Cup. (All eyes on you, Anirban Lahiri!) The full list is below:

The 30 most boring sports in the world, according to a survey by Casumo.com:

1. Golf 2. Cricket 3. Bridge 4. Chess 5. Snooker 6. Dressage 7. Fishing 8. Darts 9. Bowls 10. Football 11. Draughts 12. Formula One 13. Show jumping 14. Ultimate Frisbee 15. Horse racing 16. American football 17. Rugby 18. Curling 19. Tennis 20. Boxing 21. Fencing 22. Baseball 23. Netball 24. Ten-pin bowling 25. Water polo 26. Archery 27. Superbike racing 28. Gymnastics 29. Hurling

30. Diving

One of the world’s most popular games has been revealed to be the most boring.

The Mirror report that golf has beaten the likes of bridge and chess to be officially crowned the most boring sport.

It’s perhaps surprising that golf, which was founded in 1497, is tops the list, with the US Open offering a prize of over $2 million to the winner.

And there are 118 countries in the International Golf Federation, making it one of the most globally popular sports ever created.

All the same, 39 per cent of Brits voted golf the most boring game, even beating chess, draughts and bowls.

Golf is the most boring sport according to research(Image: Pinnacle)

The poll of 2,000 adults also found almost one in 10 have put on videos of golf or snooker at night to help them fall asleep.

Gregory Tatton-Brown, a spokesman for online casino Casumo.com , who commissioned the research, said: “Brits have a funny relationship with sports that many people would consider ‘boring’.

“Some people almost enjoy the fact that their favourite sports are dull as dishwater, as it gives them a sense of pride about loving something most people can’t understand.

Craig Overton's father on his son's Ashes call-up

“But for the vast majority of us, their confusing rules and slow pace mean they’re impenetrable to all but the most dedicated followers.”

Cricket was second on the list of the dullest sports in the world, with bridge coming in third and chess in fourth place.

Snooker came fifth in the list(Image: Pinnacle)

And the top five was rounded out by snooker, with a quarter of the population saying it was the most boring sport in the land.

Fully half of the nation would rather clean their house from top to bottom than be forced to watch a dull sport.

And almost three in 10 would rather spend Saturday afternoon trailing around IKEA behind their partner than watch a game of cricket.

One quarter of respondents have had a boring game forced on them by a friend or loved one, who were desperately trying to show off the sport’s virtues – to no avail.

And eight in ten Brits say they don’t even have a clue what the rules are for cricket, with two thirds saying the same about snooker.

Cricket came second(Image: Pinnacle)

One in three Brits was forced to play netball at school, and a fifth had to play rugby or football – with a less-than-thrilled 16 per cent made to chase a cricket ball around during their school days.

And a measly four per cent of Brits now play cricket as adults – preferring to avoid it entirely.

Some of the top ways a sport makes itself boring include simply nothing interesting ever seeming to happen, and games that take entire days to complete.

And a fifth of the nation also gets wound up when a match can take an age to complete, without even having a clear winner and loser at the end.

More than a quarter of Brits laments the fact that their partner watches a sport that’s incredibly dull.

The OnePoll.com study also found four in 10 have tried to impose a ban on boring sports on TV in the house, although one quarter of put-upon sports fans will find a way to watch anyway.

Gregory Tatton-Brown added: “Our results found the average Brit watches almost four and a half hours of sport a week on TV.

“If you’re someone who finds the sport they watch teeth-grindingly dull, that can feel like a lifetime.

“Luckily, the games found at Casumo.com could never be described as boring – we exist to promote excitement, after all.”

THE TOP 30 MOST BORING GAMES IN THE WORLD