The American “Time” once published an article saying that people under the epidemic generally have a “feeling of powerlessness and exhaustion”. “Harvard Business Week” said “a new survey of nearly 1,500 people in 46 countries shows that as the epidemic spreads, the vast majority of people have a decline in both life and work happiness.” But for the golf crowd Said that the happiness of playing is on the rise – the epidemic has blocked and restricted people’s travel, but it has made people fall in love with golf again, allowing them to indulge in nature and feel the joy of communication and communication.

In the U.S., as one of the most “safe” venues where social distancing can be maintained, golf courses were first licensed to resume operations. When golf courses reopened in April 2020 on an unprecedented scale, interest in golf increased rapidly. According to the National Golf Foundation, people have played golf more than 50 million times since June 2020, and October saw the highest increase, up more than 11 million compared to 2019 This is the second golf boom since Tiger Woods swept the United States in 1997.

Research data shows that golf has grown in popularity more quickly during the pandemic, as golfers are able to maintain a safe social distance and maintain physical activity in outdoor environments while promoting their physical and mental health.

The number of people playing in the UK on 9- and 18-hole courses has soared to 5.2 million in 2020, up from 2.8 million in 2018 before the pandemic. In areas with a large number of golfers in China, not only the number of rounds of golfing has increased significantly, but also the club membership is selling well, and the enthusiasm for learning golf at the driving range is rare in the past ten years. 

Among the new golfers worldwide, 98% of respondents said they enjoy playing golf, and 95% believe they will continue to play golf for many years to come. Phil Anderton, chief development officer at The R&A, said: “Golf is in the midst of a real boom in popularity, and we’ve seen a huge increase in participation in many parts of the world, especially over the past two years with COVID-19. During the epidemic, outdoor sports can be performed more safely.”

The experience of the epidemic has made more people understand that “except life and death, everything else in the world is trivial.” Only a healthy body can continue to enjoy the beauty of this world. “Life lies in exercise” reveals the appropriate activities to maintain the coordination of brain and physical strength, and is the main means to prevent and eliminate fatigue and improve health.

Golf has no restrictions on people’s age and physical fitness, and there is no fierce confrontation and faster exercise rhythm; not only that, it also enhances the body’s own immunity and regulates self-emotion, which makes people who have experienced the epidemic more I can feel the beauty of “life lies in movement”.

Aristotle said: “The essence of life lies in the pursuit of happiness, and there are two ways to make life happy: first, find the time that makes you happy, and increase it; second, find the time that makes you unhappy, reduce it it.”

Therefore, when more and more people can find happiness in golf, golf has gained more popularity and dissemination.