Golfing with a Perfect Stranger

I am one of those people who actually reads the free magazines on airplanes that they say you can take with you.  Regularly I tear out pages to take with me.  The idea for this blog post came from the fall issue of Open Air which is USA Today's new active lifestyle magazine.

Open Air Magazine co-sponsored by a PR firm conducted a national survey and found that nearly half of Americans polled said their most cherished time on the weekend is spent "outdoors."  They look forward to exercise and they prefer companions to being alone.

When asked with whom they would like to play a round of golf, the first answer was "friend" followed closely by "spouse/partner."  But what caught my attention was the fact that more than twice as many of us would rather play golf with a total stranger than the boss!  Regardless of our income, age, sex or race, or whether we live in a big city or in the country, Americans were united on the fact that WE DON'T WANT TO GOLF WITH THE BOSS! 

What does that say about the people who are our bosses?  Why do we feel this way?  We often think of golf as another way to get business done, people clearly do not want to golf with the boss.  If you are a boss, what do you make of this?  What would need to be done for people to feel differently?