This is good advice from WW. Probably ~75% of your strokes will take place within 50 yds of the flag. A good short game will give you like a 5-10 stroke advantage vs someone with a lousy short game.
Also if you’re looking to just go all in on a hobby, golf isn’t a bad choice! It’s kind of amazing how motivating it is if you crush a drive straight down the middle of the fairway or get a birdie. Like last time I played I played like white hot dogshit but I got 2 birdies, one of which was a 155 yd par 3 that I stuck it within 4 feet of the hole. And yeah I play 16 really bad holes but those 2 had me like oh yeaaaahhhhhh