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This study aims to investigate the relative consistency of performance indicators among Korean female professional golfers. To achieve this, data were obtained from the 2024 regular season records of 115 players on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. The performance indicators analyzed in this study include scoring average, putting average, greens in regulation, birdie rate, recovery rate, fairway accuracy, and driving distance. Descriptive statistics and coefficients of variation were calculated for each indicator to assess and compare their levels of consistency. The findings are expected to provide meaningful insights for improving player performance and developing strategic training approaches.

The purpose of this study is to investigate legal responsibilities for the accidents that happen in swinging and driving a cart. Doing safety duties is the most important criteria of judgement when an accident happens in a golf course. A golfer must look around to check if there is any person before hitting a ball, keep a good distance from a golfer playing ahead, and avoid letting his or her partner ahead of him or her. By doing so, the number of accidents can be reduced, which leads to low liability in case of an accident. In conclusion, liability for the golf course, caddies and golfers in case of an accident depends on the situation. There are many cases where the golf course must take responsibility for the accident attributed to caddies as they stand in the relation of employers and employees. Therefore, basically the golf courses should be built in accordance to the requirements for safety facilities and business approval, and operated based on guidelines with the strengthening of safety education.

The aim of this study was to examine the structural relationships among grit, job engagement, and job performance in community sports instructors. To accomplish this objective, data from 197 community sports instructors located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Daejeon were analyzed. The analysis employed SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0, utilizing techniques such as frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling. The results of this study are follows. 1) grit of community sports instructor had a positive effect on job engagement. 2) job engagement of community sports instructor had a positive effect on job performance. 3) grit of community sports instructor had a positive effect on job performance. Based on these results, it can be concluded that higher levels of grit among community sports instructors contribute to enhanced job engagement, which in turn leads to improved job performance. Accordingly, fostering grit may serve as a critical factor in elevating professional outcomes in the field of community sports instruction.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support, resilience, and exercise adherence among active senior golf participants. To achieve the goal of this study, a total of 224 questionnaires were distributed and 250 copies were collected back. Out of those returned questionnaires, insincerely replied or double-replied questionnaires were excluded and finally 224 questionnaires were analyzed for this study. For analysis of the data, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equating modeling were conducted using SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 18.0. Main findings were as follows: First social support had a positive effect on resilience. Second, resilience had a positive effect on exercise adherence. Third, social support had a positive effect on exercise adherence. Fourth, resilience mediated the relationship between golf participant social support and exercise adherence. Therefore, in order to improve the intention of active seniors to continue playing golf, social support should be provided through the instructor's systematic teaching method, and furthermore, it is thought that multifaceted psychological counseling and education are necessary to enhance resilience.