Totally. I also hate golf, and yet loved this game.
Hot Shots Golf is really good.
I hate golf, but I got pretty hooked on Golden Tee while I was at school. Tiger Woods was probably the closest if only because it an analogue swinging mechanic. We played hours of it, and saved a lot of loonies and twoonies.
Just grab 07 though.
Abit of coincidence but I just got an email about the third update to albatross 18. Adding in a new shot type, new course, and some new features, might be worth going back to it after it’s release.
I 7th this recommendation.
Sid Meier’s SimGolf has a basic action mode, and you can probably get it for like a buck