He also pointed out that Tiger Woods's family heritage 'literally spans continents.'

Chavez, in his live marathon broadcast, rejected golf as a legitimate sport and said the use of golf carts demonstrates its laziness, according to the New York Times.

'Let's leave this clear,' Chavez said. 'Golf is a bourgeois sport.'

'I respect all sports,' said Chavez, a baseball fan. 'But there are sports and there are sports. Do you mean to tell me (golf) is a people's sport?'

The Venezuelan government will reportedly build low-income housing in place of the golf courses to address the country's housing problem.

Chavez's tirade against golf is a break from communist ally Cuba, which is working with European and Canadian firm to build more golf courses to attract tourists.