Is Golf Addictive

[Bradka13]

Pretty much the only logical explanation for why I love a game that is so completely frustrating a large majority of the time!

[mardukes]

On 7/12/2023 at 9:04 PM, CrazyGolfNut said:

Golf is not an addiction or a habit, it is Life or Death!  Sorry.  Now back to my basement for some putting practice ... 

Golf is life; life is golf.

[Fred Mitchell]

Does a bear go poo poo in the woods? YEP

[PrismFlopper]

On 7/10/2023 at 11:37 PM, Krowland said:

For me, yes!  I've played many sports growing up, very competitive, and thought i enjoyed playing them... until I got into golf. Now that i have gotten older, the other sports have faded and I specifically concentrate on golf.  If i'm not playing golf, i'm watching golf. If i'm not watching golf, i'm looking at equipment. I'm reading articles, researching, buying stuff i probably don't need but can be another tool added to my bag.  
 

No sport has ever been as challenging yet enjoyable as golf has been for me. I was blessed with athleticism but there is so much more to this game than just some fast twitch muscles and given ability.   I think golf has to be one of the only sports where people can practice and not get any better. Or shoot the greatest round of their life one day, and their worst the next time out.  The chase is real and i'll keep running even if there is no finish line!  I'm like a dog chasing a ball, really is no winner, its an endless game and i'll keep playing until i'm forced to quit! 

I have the same feeling. In HS and college I played sports and was always one of the better athletes and yes I did put in a lot of work to become good. Golf is completely. It challenges my mind and that every shot is different. No matter how much I practice every shot is a new shot. It’s a group sport for me but individual play. I didn’t naturally step on the course and be better than most and still after a few years I’m still not even close. I can play with my friends and beat them just off my competitiveness but put me up against a seasoned player and I’ll get walked around the course. That is what makes it addictive to me and keeps me coming back.