Generally speaking, casual amateur golf is an outlet from the real world where most things are gray. In golf, it’s black and white-the scorecard doesn’t lie. That is extremely appealing in an ever growing more complicated world.
You get to be outside in a nice setting being moderately physical with a simple overall goal in mind. You not only use the analytical left side of your brain, you also can use the creative right side of your brain-usually very appealing to the human condition.