While the boss seems lime he could be a bit more tactful in his approach,id say this stems from you saying yes six weeks ago. These corporate golf tournaments aren't cheap, having people back out is annoying and costly, backing out with not great reasons even more so.
As for the reputation, I guess that depends on the boss. He could brush it off, it is just a staff golf day after all, or he could see this as an example that you're not 'committed to the team' and aren't reliable, or something in the big area between.
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