Is golf a rich sport?

Question

Why is it that people think people who play golf are rich? Or rich people play golf? Why is that?

Answer 1

Golf can be as expensive as you make it. Obviously you have a range of variety of equipment from both end of the scale for pricing. Same as clothing and courses themselves. Once you've initially got your equiment,golf membership the only thing you need to spend money on is comp fees. So no it's not a rich sport in comparison to say go karting or motorsport

Answer 2

Golf is changing, www.playgolfamerica.com is a push to make golf a sport everyone can play. it's not only the money it's the time that is why they are testing round where people play 4 , 8 or 12 holes. Not everyone has the time to spend 5 hours on the golf course

Answer 3

Because rich people who play golf brag about it. Don't know if they're any good. Tiger wasn't rich when he started as a kid, don't think his father was rich, too. Amex supported them throughout.
There are cheap golf sets, and public course which are not expensive to play. It's a nice walking sport (you don't really have to be so strong) and you play against the course, and yourself.
Otherwise, it's a good socialising game. Of course there are good and bad people that you will run in to while playing, same as any other sports. Have fun.

Answer 4

Because when golf was becoming more and more popular in the 30's and 40's celebrities started buying clubs, so when a celebrity gets something the fans are gonna buy them too, so golf brands jacked up there prices(they are still about $900) so the "non-golfers" looked at the price and assumed you had to be a rich person to play this.

Answer 5

You definitely need some money to play golf. Clubs are quite expensive. Golf also requires a lot of time. If you are serious about your golf you will need coaching and to play a lot of time. You also need to go to the driving range regularly. If you are just a weekend golfer it is more affordable. Of course you still should join a club and pay for your rounds of golf. Anyone can play golf. If you don't have a lot of money there are affordable options. The more serious you are about your golf the more you will have to invest in your game: time and money.

Answer 6

Golf is and has been a traditionally expensive sport to play. The cost of equipment and fees associated with playing make it a much more expensive sport than say, basketball, which requires only a hoop and a ball. The expense of playing and lack of courses in urban areas made golf become a traditionally white collar game. Golf has gradually become a sport enjoyed by the masses but is still one of the more expensive sports to play.

Answer 7

Because back in the old days, only rich and noble people were allowed to play. I guess some people still like to think like that. I know for a fact though, that golf is not the cheapest game in the world, and pros get paid a lot to play the boringest thing in the world!

Answer 8

It's been steroetyped because a lot of rich people are members of really expensive, fancy country clubs...that have beautiful golf courses. So it's been stigmatized that rich people golf and talk about business while playing golf. Woot!

Answer 9

Well I'm an avid golfer and am certianly not rich. I guess that's the reason I've been just looking at buying clubs for the past year. I wouldn't call it sport for the 5 or 6 time a year player but for the avid golfer who really wants to improve his game. Balls, clubs, membership fees or just green fees, clothes, shoes, and all the other hidden cost. It would sure help to be rich.

Answer 10

depends on where u play. most local golf courses are in debt so they have to have the prices a little high. golf courses are very expensive to build and it may sometimes take a golf owner over 10 years just to start making profit from his golf course. so that's why courses can be a little expensive.