i think golf s awesome for many reasons. i am an old college football player and what other way can i go compete and still be able to walk the next day. lol. the ability for handicaps to even theplaying field sets golf apart from any other sport. i just wish someone would have told me to quit hitting people and pick up the sticks earlier. i also believe there are rude golfers and pompous asses out there but they are in society too. the good thing is you can hit balls at them when they are jerks. lol. just kidding. 

Joshua - I have to agree with Carl.  I am not sure there is a stereotypical golfer.  Okay, well there is the stereotype you mention. Typical golfers are not "typical.  Where else but on a golf course can an African-American 20-something from California meet two Caucasian 20-somethings; one from suburban Texas and the other from rural Texas, and enjoy five hours playing a game?  That was my experience 20+ years ago in south-central Texas.  For sure, we had different backgrounds, ideas and political viewpoints.  But, we had golf in common!

Brandon - I hear you about concentrating on golf earlier.  I was too busy running track in college to worry about improving my game.  Now, my former teammates and I are doing just that, playing golf!

I totally get your post. I grew up blue collar and didn't play golf. A week before I got out of the Navy to start college, I made an impulse buy and bought a set of Gary Player irons. The first quarter, I was busy with school and cross country, but I had an odd Saturday off and decided to play golf, in the rain, in November, in Eugene. And there the addiction began, ha ha. I was and am anything than a "typical" golfer. Still running and still playing golf. Take care

I would say a large part has to do with the course.  Many smaller public courses are not going to have the stereotype of rich golfers chatting.  There are folks at courses that will stick their noses up in the air and dismiss any golfers in their circle.  I would say golf often mirrors society at large with circles of haves vs. have nots.  That being said, anyone can enjoy the game of golf!

I agree that your description of the "stereotypical golfer" may be held by some folks (probably most of whom do not play golf), but I don't believe that it is in any way representative of people who play the game.  I have played everything from small town muni's  the most exclusive private clubs and have met people on the golf course from all walks of life and socioeconomic status.  The one thing that brings all of us together is a love for the game of golf.  The golf course is a place where we can all be who we are and everything else is equal.  We all have a set of (Titleist) clubs, and a little white (Titleist) ball.  It doesn't matter how fat or thin our wallet is, it is only up to us and how we are playing at that moment in time, to score.  As long as you love the game of golf like I do, you are a friend of mine and will always be a great playing partner on the golf course.

Hey Joshua,

I not only play, but have worked at a county course for 20 years. I have seen them all. I, myself didn't start taking the game serious until 2 years ago. Just went out one day in September and I was hooked. The course was private before the county bought it in 1989. It was built in 1962 by George Fazio. Many famous played there when it was private. Micky Mantle, Willy Mays, Johnny Mathis just to name a few. Now its a Jersey Shore vacation hot spot. 200 rounds is the norm in summer. Only the die hards and locals and me during the winter. But its still the game that keeps the course going. And all the types you mentioned play there. It is a great game, and all the folks that play it share the same thing. And how lucky are we to have Titleist at our backs?

Play Well,

Steve S.

Hi TT,

Anyone who believes there's a "Stereotypical Golfer" has not played golf for long.  At my club we've got all sorts of characters.  Sure we've got the older white collar types.  The Dr's, Lawyers, and C Suit folks, but we've also got folks who fix elevators, sell produce, work landscaping, retail clerks, fishermen, bar tenders, plumbers, teachers, et al.  We've also got guys that, if you saw them outside the course, you'd never believe they golf.  We have guys with tattoos all over their arms and legs, fat guys, skinny guys, old guys, young guys, guys from other countries, and yes, we even have all of the above without a Y Chromosome.  

Sure I know what the general (non golfing) public thinks the "Stereotypical Golfer" is, but honestly if you golf more than a handful of times a year, you'll see all types of people enjoying this game.  That's why golf is awesome.  You can play and compete at any age.  The top 5 in my club championship had competitors from 78 years old (guy shot his age twice), to 14.  I'm 31, and the winner was 52.  If you lined us up in jeans and tee shirts, I doubt you'd think any of us were stereotypical golfers- yet we're all hopelessly addicted to this game.