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Golf is a popularized leisure sport enjoyed by anyone in advanced countries, but it is not sharing a common response among the people in Korea. The reason is directly and indirectly linked to the problems of nature, society, and physical training environment. It is true that image of golf contains much more negative than positive. Efforts to overcome and solve lacked so far, which means much research is necessary to find systematic and rational method. Much consideration regarding methodological aspects and measures to change the negative image into a positive one is required. Therefore, the task we should be interested in and proceed are development of environment friendly facility as well as suggesting objective data that golf can have positive effects physically, psychologically, and socially. Much efforts of researchers should be preceded for this, and with the government's effort to popularized it, people's perception will change, and furthermore, popularization of golf will enable all people to easily, comfortably, and joyfully participate in the sport. The start of such effort should be now, the time that seems to be late.