I'm thinking the difference is that golf isn't widely misunderstood to be an activity only engaged in by lonely male teenage misanthropes. Regardless, many peo

I'm thinking the difference is that golf isn't widely misunderstood to be an activity only engaged in by lonely male teenage misanthropes. Regardless, many people do try to promote activities or groups that they are involved with. Golfers who want to keep their courses uncrowded is a poor example; generally games get better as more people play.