{"id":49764,"date":"2015-03-06T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T22:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/06\/the-decline-of-golf-2.html"},"modified":"2015-05-11T17:05:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T23:05:21","slug":"the-decline-of-golf-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/06\/the-decline-of-golf-2.html","title":{"rendered":"The Decline of Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

I still enjoy going out for a round of golf, but between a paucity of friends with an inclination to do so, and a paucity of most-of-the-day-free weekends, I'm doing well to get out more than once or twice a year.<\/p>\n

Growing up, both my parents and my mom's folks played golf, and it was a fixture when we'd go to visit. I learned to swing on some kids clubs at the Stanford driving range while my parents were practicing, and I can remember walking courses with the family and getting a chance to hit a few out on the back nine.<\/p>\n

I've never been great, but I have a good time. But not so good that I'm going to go out on my own (or be part of a foursome with strangers. So I play in my company's once-a-year event, or if my parish puts on a golf tourney, and … that's about it.<\/p>\n

It's not surprising that golf is in decline. I really don't think it has as much to do with the lack of new Tiger Woods folk burning up the link, as much as the cost for a round and the amount of time it takes to play. That, coupled with land use pressures and water restrictions makes it hard to think that golf will ever come back in any serious way. I don't see it shifting to "polo" status any time soon, but it's trending that way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nWhy America fell out of love with golf<\/a><\/span>
\nHow America’s slow-going, expensive, old-fashioned pastime fell apart.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I still enjoy going out for a round of golf, but between a paucity of friends with an inclination to do so, and a paucity of most-of-the-day-free weekends, I'm doing well to get out more than once or twice a year. 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