If you play golf, you will be classed as an amateur golfer. Unless you turn professional you will be an amateur golfer.
It is a sport, although you can play a game of golf.
He is a professional golfer.
The benefits of a golfer who has a good club shaft are not much. The basic golf sport is 90% skills the other 10% comes from the club. If you play good golf your club doesn't affect your game so much.
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If you are not a golfer, avoid at all cost any kind of silly or goofy golf-theme gifts. These are useless and a waste of money. Unless you know the golfer and his unique needs, for example, what kind of golf ball does he play with, it's usually best to treat the golfer to a gift certificate from a good pro shop. You can't go wrong.
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