Why Do Koreans Play So Much Golf?

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I Still Do Not Get It

Updated: 2026.06.18

3 min read · Intermediate

Why Do Koreans Play So Much Golf? I Still Do Not Get It 한국인은 왜 그렇게까지 골프를 칠까? 저는 아직도 잘 모르겠습니다 Articles The Golf Fix(ation): Inside South Korea’s obsessive love of the game Videos South Korea's grandest golf courses Top 10 Best Golf Courses in The United States \| Bucket list 2022 Discussion Questions Q1 In your own words, please briefly summarize the article. 여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요. Q2 What part of the reading resonated with you most? 이번 교재에서 가장 공감하는 내용은 무엇인가요? Q3 Do you play golf? If yes, how and why did you start? 골프를 치시나요? 그러면 어떻게, 무슨 이유로 시작하셨나요? Q4 Are there people in your life who are obsessed with golf? What do they say about it? 주변에 골프에 푹 빠진 분들이 있나요? 그들은 골프에 대해 뭐라고 말하나요? Q5 The caddy asked, "Why are you doing this?" How would you have answered? 캐디는 "고객분들은 왜 (이렇게까지) 골프를 치시냐" 물었습니다. 여러분이라면 어떻게 답하시겠어요? Q6 In Korea, do you think golf is really about business? Or something else? 한국에서 골프는 정말 비즈니스 때문일까요, 아니면 다른 무엇 때문일까요? Q7 Why does the writer think business "does not explain everything"? 글의 화자는 왜 비즈니스가 "다 설명하지 못한다"고 생각할까요? Q8 What is your "golf" — something expensive or exhausting that you still do? 여러분에게 "골프"에 해당하는 것은 무엇인가요? 비싸거나 피곤한데도 계속하게 되는 것 말입니다. Q9 Have you ever picked up a hobby just because everyone around you was doing it? 주변 사람들이 한다는 이유로 어떤 취미를 시작해 보신 적이 있나요? Q10 Do you have a "rare permission to spend a day purely for yourself"? What does it look like? 여러분에게도 "온전히 자기만을 위해 하루를 쓰는 드문 허락"이 있나요? 어떤 모습인가요? Q11 Is there something about your own culture that you still do not fully understand? 여러분이 속해 있는, 여러분의 문화 중에서도 여전히 이해되지 않는 것이 있나요? Q12 If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down. 궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요. Expressions scorching extremely hot 例句 1 It was a scorching day, so everyone stayed indoors. 例句 2 We walked across the scorching desert under the sun. brutal extremely harsh, difficult, or unpleasant 例句 1 The athletes trained through a brutal winter season. 例句 2 The exam was so brutal that many students struggled to finish it. stubborn unwilling to change your opinion or behavior 例句 1 My younger brother is stubborn and rarely changes his mind. 例句 2 She remained stubborn even after hearing good advice. impractical not suitable or realistic for a particular situation 例句 1 The plan sounded good, but it was impractical for a small company. 例句 2 Carrying all those books every day is impractical.
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Why Do Koreans Play So Much Golf?

I Still Do Not Get It

한국인은 왜 그렇게까지 골프를 칠까?

저는 아직도 잘 모르겠습니다

Articles

The Golf Fix(ation): Inside South Korea’s obsessive love of the game

Videos

South Korea's grandest golf courses Top 10 Best Golf Courses in The United States | Bucket list 2022

Discussion Questions

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요.

What part of the reading resonated with you most?

이번 교재에서 가장 공감하는 내용은 무엇인가요?

Do you play golf? If yes, how and why did you start?

골프를 치시나요? 그러면 어떻게, 무슨 이유로 시작하셨나요?

Are there people in your life who are obsessed with golf? What do they say about it?

주변에 골프에 푹 빠진 분들이 있나요? 그들은 골프에 대해 뭐라고 말하나요?

The caddy asked, "Why are you doing this?" How would you have answered?

캐디는 "고객분들은 왜 (이렇게까지) 골프를 치시냐" 물었습니다. 여러분이라면 어떻게 답하시겠어요?

In Korea, do you think golf is really about business? Or something else?

한국에서 골프는 정말 비즈니스 때문일까요, 아니면 다른 무엇 때문일까요?

Why does the writer think business "does not explain everything"?

글의 화자는 왜 비즈니스가 "다 설명하지 못한다"고 생각할까요?

What is your "golf" — something expensive or exhausting that you still do?

여러분에게 "골프"에 해당하는 것은 무엇인가요? 비싸거나 피곤한데도 계속하게 되는 것 말입니다.

Have you ever picked up a hobby just because everyone around you was doing it?

주변 사람들이 한다는 이유로 어떤 취미를 시작해 보신 적이 있나요?

Q10

Do you have a "rare permission to spend a day purely for yourself"? What does it look like?

여러분에게도 "온전히 자기만을 위해 하루를 쓰는 드문 허락"이 있나요? 어떤 모습인가요?

Q11

Is there something about your own culture that you still do not fully understand?

여러분이 속해 있는, 여러분의 문화 중에서도 여전히 이해되지 않는 것이 있나요?

Q12

If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.

궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요.

Expressions

scorching

extremely hot

例句

It was a scorching day, so everyone stayed indoors.

例句

We walked across the scorching desert under the sun.

brutal

extremely harsh, difficult, or unpleasant

例句

The athletes trained through a brutal winter season.

例句

The exam was so brutal that many students struggled to finish it.

stubborn

unwilling to change your opinion or behavior

例句

My younger brother is stubborn and rarely changes his mind.

例句

She remained stubborn even after hearing good advice.

impractical

not suitable or realistic for a particular situation

例句

The plan sounded good, but it was impractical for a small company.

例句

Carrying all those books every day is impractical.

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