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Here are some of the results:

• Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
  Four out of ten golfers (43%) would readily give up sex for a month in order to have the perfect golf swing! (And more than one in five—22%—would give up their hair!)

• The Price of Perfection
  Another 21% would be willing to sacrifice their next raise.

• White Lies on The Green
  In their never-ending quest for perfection, a majority of golfers have told a white lie about where they were when they were actually playing golf (60%).

• The Ferris Bueller Syndrome
  Two out of three golfers have skipped work in order to play golf (66%). More than four out of ten have skipped church or religious services (43%), and a similar percentage have bailed out on a family gathering (41%).

• Heads Up, Ladies: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
  In what may well lead to a record number of women signing up for golf lessons, 43% of women who golf say the sport has improved their relationship with their significant other. *What Would Dr. Phil Say? Three out of ten golfers say if they had to choose, they'd rather have a perfect golf swing than a perfect marriage (30%).

• The Young and the Restless
  More than seven out of ten young golfers ages 18-29 admit they've called in sick and gone to the course rather than to work (73%).

• Forget Gas Mileage, How Many Clubs Can I Fit in Here?
  Nearly one out of every two golfers (49%) says when buying a car they check to see how many bags of clubs can fit into the trunk.

• Swingers of a Different Kind
  More than one in five golfers (22%) say their golf skills beat their skills in bed or behind the wheel: they're better at golf than at sex or driving!

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(June 7, 2007)