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Originally Posted by GGG
I don't understand the corporate aspect of golf.
Why did it become the thing that you do business and network around.
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Business man likes golf, but doesn't get to golf much because he needs to work at the office. What if we move the meeting to the golf course? Problem solved. Same would go with meeting clients. Golf allows for a lot of socializing while you play it as its quiet, low intensity and can last hours. So if you don't want to work, but still want to convince people you're going to get 'work' done, just golf. It doesn't hurt that the people making the rules were the ones who liked to golf.
As for the networking aspect, that was always a big allure of the fancy country clubs. Join one and all of a sudden you're finding ways to meet (potentially powerful) people for hours at a time and/or socialize with them later and opportunities can open up. 'Country Club atmosphere' is a term for a reason.