Google Notes 

https://toprankgolf.com/why-is-golf-so-expensive/

why is golf so expensive?

• You have 14 clubs and each can range from $50-$1,900

• Made from titanium, aluminum, zinc, carbon graphite, and stainless steel

  • They are made to last

• Public golf courses charge $40-60 per 18-hole round

• More prestigious sones charge a lot more

• Private clubs start at $1,000 a year and can be as much as $100,00

 

https://www.menshealth.com/uk/mental-strength/a33247488/golf-stress-reliever/

stress relief

• Golf is a certified stress reliever

• Lower your cortisol

• Study at University of Missouri

  • People who played golf once a month had half the risk of an early death

  • An 8% lower death rate from all causes

• Sweden study

  • Playing golf can increase life expectancy by up to 5 years

https://nextgengolf.org/app/courses/find-golf-courses?utf8=%E2%9C%93&college_name=&course_name=&zip_code=76129&x=18&y=18

• a program that pairs with golf courses to make it cheaper for college students

• put in your zip code and it brings up all golf courses near you and how far away they are

• under each one, it either has a green or red box

• a green box means they offer cheaper rounds for students, and it will say how much you save, how much it will cost, and when it is available

  • ex: Iron Horse Golf Course is 5 miles away and you can save up to $26 per round

  • it is $29 for 18 holes and a cart anytime Monday through Friday and then on the weekends $43

  • this is a huge saving

• or there is a red box and the red box says suggest this course offer a student rate so then you press that and put in your email and they will let you know once that course agrees and offers a student rate

 

https://www.howmuchisit.org/colonial-country-club-cost/

• colonial country club for a full membership it cost $60,000 to enter and then $470 monthly

• they do have a junior membership that is only $8,000 to enter and is $250 a month and that lasts until age 35

• but you have to be 21

https://tcu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/Undergraduate-Catalog/Courses/PEAC-Phys-Educ-Activity-Courses/10000/PEAC-10771

• PEAC 10771 Beginning Golf

• Learn how to play and practice

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Journal Notes 

file:///Users/morgan/Desktop/golf%20and%20mental%20health%20.pdf

 

• Golf is a good source of physical activity without it feeling like physical activity

• You can play golf basically until you die

• Physically

  • Physically it helps with your cardiovascular system by decreasing your risk for cardiovascular diseases and helping with glucose levels and aerobic fitness

  • Also helps with the respiratory system to improve ling function

  • Helps metabolic help by decreasing glucose levels

  • Lastly, it helps with musculoskeletal health by improving balance and strength

• Mental health

  • Mental and social benefits

  • Self-efficacy, self-worth, and self-esteem improved