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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having played both competitive golf and tennis growing up, here is my take on this:
1) Golf and tennis are both life long sports.  I played high school varsity golf in the fall and tennis in the spring so it worked out well.  I had lot of friends and girlfriends in HS because I was a two sports athletes and that was a huge boost to my own ego.  
2) I played tennis throughout my adult life to stay in shape until after I turned 60 and it got harder to play due to my limited mobility.  These days I play golf much more with a driving cart on the golf course,
3) Tennis is a sport that will keep you in shape.  Golf is a skill game.  It is almost impossible to play tennis competitively with a "beer" belly.  You can still play golf with a "beer" belly,
Pros:  Golf and tennis are lifelong sports.  They can also help with your professional careers.  
Cons:  They are very expensive.  It is not a team sport
I have three kids and all three play golf and tennis.  We pay $150/hour on golf lessons per kid per week; $125/hour on tennis lessons per kid per week; All in all, we set a side about 95K/year for their golf and tennis activities.  We have not included costs to travel to tournaments such as entry fees, hotel and travel, etc....

YMMV.[/quote]

How old are your kids?  You are over 60 and still have three kids young enough that you are paying for their weekly sports lessons?[/quote]

Didn't get married until I was 45 years old to a 26 years old wife. Kids are currently 17, 16 and 12 years old.  I used to play both tennis and golf with them until about three years ago.  Father, sons and daughter play golf together on weekends, and I wouldn't trade that for anything.[/quote]

You are the man sir [/quote]

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