kps, they tell all beginners that to sucker you in. To lure you to pay expensive lessons, equipment (and then more lessons and more equipment because you think the lessons doesn't help so you'll need more expensive equipment... it's a catch 22) and then you probably need a membership in some club and have to sell your soul to afford the yearly fee.... and then you're forced to wear really ugly clothes too, and they are expensive as well (the more checkered pants, the more money).
I did that golf thing once for a few years.... now I've put the clubs in the attic, I play much better golf on the computer!