Couples who golf together are 5x less likely to get divorced, per harvard

Contradicted by strong evidence

What we can confirm

There is no Harvard study showing that couples who golf together are five times less likely to get divorced, and no credible research quantifies such a “5x” divorce reduction specifically for golf-playing couples. Existing divorce research from Harvard focuses on factors like husbands’ employment status, not leisure sports or golf, and broader leisure-sport studies do not mention Harvard or a fivefold reduction in divorce risk for golfing couples.[2][12][13]

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Checked July 23, 2026