Golf and golf sites are relatively still new to the Internet and some of them are stuck in a time warp of old tech Web 1.0 methods of promotions and technology. Business Golfers who are not online will have to get online soon if they are to survive. And I can agree, learning what is real and not out here in cyberspace can be daunting.
Here is some good info for the newbies to the internet as well as you so call veterans on social media and all things tech.