800 Golf Courses Have Closed in the Last Decade

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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I love golf. I don't think it's boring, I hate that term being used for it. It is extremely hard to play, and takes focus, and it is relaxingly paced. Most of those are virtues that are appreciated much anymore.
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Yep. When I'm out there I've got nowhere to be, phone in the truck, and I enjoy myself.

Of course my schedule is flexible enough to where I can get out there mid-mornings during the week and have an open hole in front of and behind me. If I was a Monday-Friday 9 to 5'er I honestly doubt I would play more than a few rounds a year.
 
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1972 Grad said:
I would advise anybody wanting to take up the game as an adult to give it plenty of thought first. It is extremely difficult to pick up as an adult, and very frustrating.
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Once I was able to admit that I was never going to be particularly good at golf it became a lot more fun.
 
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Golf just isn't a very exciting sport. You can play it your entire life though so that is nice, kind of like swimming in that regard. It just will not compare to sports with a similar expenditure if you are looking for some degree of adrenaline.
 
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sona said:
Golf just isn't a very exciting sport. You can play it your entire life though so that is nice, kind of like swimming in that regard. It just will not compare to sports with a similar expenditure if you are looking for some degree of adrenaline.
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I would agree with all of this except the first sentence which really is just a matter of personal opinion subject to one's own individual tastes. Golf isn't played for an adrenaline rush... It can, however, be a nice, relaxing social outing/competition among friends and co-workers.
 
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The adrenaline thing is dead wrong. You smash a 3 wood to get on in two on a par 5 and you get nerves that rival any sport. You somehow make that eagle putt? Good luck not putting your next tee shot dead right and lost in the woods (or peeing all over yourself).

Hole a chip in and tell me there's no adrenaline
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I would agree with all of this except the first sentence which really is just a matter of personal opinion subject to one's own individual tastes. Golf isn't played for an adrenaline rush... It can, however, be a nice, relaxing social outing/competition among friends and co-workers.
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Yeah, you are right it is social and enjoyable. Nice mental game, it just has to be very difficult to market the sport to a younger demographic. It is perceived as expensive, stodgy, boring, and something only old people and businessmen play.
 
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volfanbill said:
The adrenaline thing is dead wrong. You smash a 3 wood to get on in two on a par 5 and you get nerves that rival any sport. You somehow make that eagle putt? Good luck not putting your next tee shot dead right and lost in the woods (or peeing all over yourself).

Hole a chip in and tell me there's no adrenaline
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If you enjoy something enough I'm sure you can get some kind of rush. Someone that loves knitting probably gets a rush perfecting a new stitch.
 
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For most of my friends that play they say it relaxes them..it was just the opposite for me..I never really got any better and it frustrated me
 
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VolnJC said:
For most of my friends that play they say it relaxes them..it was just the opposite for me..I never really got any better and it frustrated me
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It's definitely not relaxing for me haha. I get frustrated a lot. But then hitting my second shot from 160 yards out like this makes it worth it (got the birdie)
 

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I took up golf when I was in my early thirties. It was frustrating to get started. Best thing I ever did was enforce a strict "No Score Keeping" rule about 5 years ago. Really enjoy the game.

My little brother (6'5", 220) and I just got back from playing some RTJ courses in Alabama this week. We had to leave the state of Alabama a day early cuz our teeth were starting to get loose and fall out and our IQs were starting to drop. Other than that we had a great time.
 
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I find it hard to believe that people who actually learn to play would call the game "boring." "Hard as hell, frustrating, time-consuming, expensive"... These are suitable, though.

Aside from one guys' weekend a summer, I play very little anymore. With a mess of busy kids and a full work schedule, there aren't a lot of 6+ hour windows that match up with my golfing friends' 6+ hour windows.

The earlier poster is still spot-on: it's a great rush bombing a drive center-cut, puring an iron to a protected green, or draining a twenty-footer.
 
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Hunting and fishing are probably more expensive and time consuming than playing golf. I think the younger generation just doesn't like being outdoors in less than optimal conditions.
 
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doozer said:
I have to agree about Top Golf. Even my wife loves it and she can't play golf, which is really their whole selleing point - anybody can play.
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have a neighbor that left Sam's after 25 yrs, and is now thier Chief Development Officer...He's loving it
 
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ruger1234 said:
Hunting and fishing are probably more expensive and time consuming than playing golf. I think the younger generation just doesn't like being outdoors in less than optimal conditions.
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I don't buy that.

I'll go out and play touch football in the snow. Golf just doesn't appeal.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
I find it hard to believe that people who actually learn to play would call the game "boring." "Hard as hell, frustrating, time-consuming, expensive"... These are suitable, though.

Aside from one guys' weekend a summer, I play very little anymore. With a mess of busy kids and a full work schedule, there aren't a lot of 6+ hour windows that match up with my golfing friends' 6+ hour windows.

The earlier poster is still spot-on: it's a great rush bombing a drive center-cut, puring an iron to a protected green, or draining a twenty-footer.
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Boring it certainly is not. I was a good player at one point and love the game, but I still have the same feelings as those bolded above.

Although the first two are challenges I enjoy. as for the latter two, I like just playing 9 holes. And there are a couple courses nearby that are relatively inexpensive. I'll save up and play a few really nice courses when I travel.
 
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