Golf

1. Golf lowers the risk of executive dysfunction in humans.

   “The golf player group had significantly lower ORs for executive functional decline than the non-golf group.”

   Humanscompared with the non-golf groupn = 4,575

   Relationship between playing golf and cognitive function in old age

   Acta psychologica·6 Jul 2026

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1. Golf lowers the risk of memory impairment in humans.

   “The golf cessation and golf player groups had significantly lower ORs for memory decline compared with the no golf experience group.”

   Humanscompared with the no golf experience groupn = 4,575

   Relationship between playing golf and cognitive function in old age

   Acta psychologica·6 Jul 2026

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1. Golf lowers the risk of cognitive impairment in humans.

   “The golf player group exhibited significantly lower odds ratios (ORs) for cognitive decline than the no golf experience group.”

   Humanscompared with no golf experiencen = 4,575

   Relationship between playing golf and cognitive function in old age

   Acta psychologica·6 Jul 2026

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1. Golf is associated with physical function in humans.

   “The over 80 golfers had significantly lower reach distances for the Y balance test, single-leg stance times, lower limb power, and grip strength on the left side than the 65-79 golfers (n = 62).”

   Humans

   Strength and Balance in Recreational Golfers Aged Over 80 Years

   Journal of aging and physical activity·19 Aug 2025

1. Golf is associated with muscle strength in humans.

   “Over 80 golfers (n = 38) had similar normalized grip strength, single-leg balance, and leg power calculated from the 30-s sit-to-stand test, to the 65-79 nongolfers (n = 17).”

   Humans

   Strength and Balance in Recreational Golfers Aged Over 80 Years

   Journal of aging and physical activity·19 Aug 2025

1. Golf is associated with loneliness in humans (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.67-0.89).

   “golf, 0.77 (0.67-0.89)”

   Humansmalesn = 10,152

   Sex differences in the relationship between exercise habits and loneliness among older adults: a cross-sectional study

   Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society·28 Mar 2025