I think your missing the point of golf. Its a lot more than hitting a ball with a stick as far as you can and going to find it, if you can. Golf is one of the very few things that relaxes me. Trying to compare golf to a game of pool to me is like comparing a $5 Hacienda to a beat up $5 chip from your local casino. I have a passion for golf, much like my passion for collecting chips. Chip collecting gets me very little exercise, although I have never tried to tee up a chip..