People missing out on too many health benefits of golf, say experts

To get the most benefit from the sport, golfers should play for at least 150 minutes a week and avoid riding in the golf cart

Playing golf is associated with better strength and balance, a sharper mind, a lower risk of heart disease and a longer life, according to public health experts who say more people should take up the sport.

While an estimated 60 million people play golf at least twice a year, golfers are primarily middle aged and older, affluent, male, white, and living in North America, Europe and Australia, experts note in the 2018 International Consensus Statement on Golf and Health published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

“Golf can provide aerobic physical activity to persons of all ages, and strength and balance