what percentage of golfers are single figures?
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.2% of the golfing population are legitimate single digit handicaps
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Golf In It’s Proper Perspective\n\nThe following is not to offend tennis, basketball, football, or soccer fans. It is, rather, an attempt to put everything in its proper perspective. \nEver wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people who don't even play go to tournaments or watch it on tv? \nThese truisms may shed some light: \nGolf is an honorable game, with the overwhelming majority of players being honorable people who don't need referees. Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week. Golfers don't scratch their privates on the golf course. Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, officials or other players. \nProfessional golfers are compensated in direct proportion to how well they play. Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a charter flight when they travel between tournaments. Golfers don't hold out for more money, or demand for new contracts, because of another player's deal. \nProfessional golfers don't demand that the taxpayers pay for the course on which they play. When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to cover for them or back them up. \nThe PGA Tour raises more money for charity in one year than the National football league does in two- with fewer players. You can watch the best golfers in the world up close, at any tournament, including the majors, all day, everyday for $25 or $30. The cost for a seat in the nosebleed section at the Super Bowl will cost around $300 or more.  \nIn golf you cannot fail 70% of the time and make $9 million a season, like the best baseball hitters (.300 batting average) do. \nGolf doesn't change its rules to attract fans. \nGolfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area each week. \nGolfers keep their clothes on whole being interviewed. \nGolf doesn't have free agency. \nTiger Woods can hit a golf ball three times as far as Barry Bonds can hit a baseball. \nFinally, here's a slice of golf history you might enjoy. \nKnow why full length golf courses have 18 holes and not 20, or 10 or even a dozen? During a discussion among the club membership board at St. Andrews in 1858, one of the members pointed out it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a bottle of scotch. By limiting himself to only one shot of scotch per hole, the Scot figured a round of golf was finished when the scotch ran out. \n\n\nNow you know.
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A round of golf is 18 holes 9 out and 9 back, however in the case of matchplay it is possible to only play 10 holes and have completed the match and therefor the round
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Yea, by pure luck! I'm not a golfer and couldn't tell you what club. I do use the Happy Gilmore swing. People laugh at me but that's how I got my hole in one! Good luck!
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USGA Modified = 6 points\n\nInternational Play = No real number, probably would be 10 if that rare event actually happened, as it has three times in the past.
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I don't know any percentages either but I am a baseball fan and my husband is not. We know alot of couples and the man is usually a fan and watcher and the woman isn't even interested so I would say it's probably close to 65% men and 35% women.
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All golfers are not created equal. But with the USGA Handicap System, all golfers can compete equally.\n\nThe handicap system is a method of leveling the playing field. If a golfer who shoots in the low 70s plays a golfer who shoots in the high 90s, we all know who's going to win. But by using handicaps, those players can play each other as if they are equal in ability.
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Generally, yes. Last time I checked, the percentage of athletes that make it in college sports was around 17%.
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Putts of course. If you're an average golfer, you may use your driver fourteen times max in a round. Probably 14 approaches, with four tee shorts from par three. May be max five fairway woods. Miss the green, say all of them, 18 chip shots. But, putts, unless you have several hole in one or many chips in, minimum is 18 putts, which is the best ever for anyone. Average of less than 30 putts is very good since it is less than two putts a hole. Usually, for average golfers then 36 putts still is a very good round. So, you hit your putter more than any other shots. The most important shots therefore are putts. Drive is for show, putt is for dole.
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It definitely would be a very low number.  It might be better to think of it as...If you can play bogey golf or better you are part of 10% of the better amateurs in golf.  Most people will never break par.  Probably as high as 90%.  It's an exacting sport to be sure.  Although there are a lot more golfers now that can play par golf than ever before.  Simply because there are millions more golfers.
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I don't think there's anyone reference for this, at least not an authoritative one, although you might look at "True Odds" by Walsh.\n\nIf you wanted to know the probability of particular events happening, I think it'd be easier to look them up on-line individually.  For instance:\n\nhttp://golf.about.com/od/faqs/f/holeinoneodds.htm
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It seems like only men play golf because you rarely see women golfing on TV. And, women just don't play golf in numbers in the USA like in other parts of the world. For example, golf in Asia very popular among both men and women.
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It depends on the brand and model of the golf ball. Most balls range anywhere between 300 and 450 dimples.
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Again, it depende son the ball and the brand. Most balls have between 300 and 450. All but one brand of ball has an even number of dimples, the odd one being 333. The most dimples ever put on a golf ball was 1070. It had 414 larger dimples and the rest were pin head sized holes.
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Honestly, around 6.125%\nhttp://www.mikepolk.com
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That is a very good rule of thumb (excellent to remember the ballpark numbers for sure). \nOf course, the exact numbers would be a little different from individual to individual (up to 100% in extreme - and rare- cases), but in general it's true.
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I can't answer your question directly, but I can provide you with another interesting bit of information.\n\nThe USTA (United States Tennis Association) has stated in the past that 5 per cent of the US population plays tennis regularly, meaning at least once a week. I feel this figure is both outdated and greatly exaggerated, and is likely to be more in the order of 1 per cent.\n\nSince it's impossible to determine the per cent of the US population that are athletes, it's likewise impossible to answer your question.