There are some people that have an extraordinary talent when it comes to certain things. They may excel at a sport without having to put that much practice into it. For the rest of us, practice makes perfect. If you want to be good at something, you must put in hours of practice to get good.
When it comes to golf, those that want to set themselves apart from others must put in the time and effort to do so. If you want to have an outstanding shot off the tee, you have to practice at the driving range. If you want to be able to have a great putting game, you must practice with your putter religiously. Golf isn’t an easy sport to get good at. Perhaps that is why there aren’t that many good golfers.
If you think your can just spend a few minutes before your golf game hitting balls at the driving range and be a good player, you are sadly mistaken. Most of the good golfers that you see on the golf course, have put endless hours of practice in to hone their golf skills. They didn’t just pick up a golf club and become good players, they practiced.