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The purposes of this study are to determine how playing golf can influence the general leisure satisfaction level of amateur golfers, and thus to provide basic information that may contribute to encouraging more people to play golf. To accomplish the goals of the study, a total of 250 questionnaires were distributed to a sample of golfers participating at a private golf range. After excluding incomplete or inadequate ones, 232 questionnaires(92.8%) were considered valid and used for the data analysis. Data analyses such as Frequency Analysis, One-way ANOVA, and t-tests were utilized to investigate research questions. Accordingly, following findings were derived from current study. First, statistical differences existed in psychological and social satisfaction in terms of gender. Second, statistical differences existed in physiological satisfaction in terms of marital status. Third, statistical differences existed in physiological satisfaction in terms of age. Fourth, statistical differences existed in psychological, resting and social satisfaction in terms of health status. Finally, statistical differences existed in psychological, resting, educational and social satisfaction in terms of hand cap level.