There are many ways, I feel, Counter Strike is similar to golf

• Expensive outlay of cash for good initial equipment. What is the price of a 8800GTX these days, or a set of Pings.
• they both usually involve drinking beer
• both can take long periods of time
• both can be very frustration, but we still play anyways
• lots of intense action, followed by long periods of waiting. You set up, hit your ball, then walk 10 minutes to find it.
• wives/girlfriends/spouses get mad when we play too much
• upgrades are needed to enhance performance. These usually do not help.
• neither are a real athletic sport
• the both usually involve swearing
• they are mainly a male sport
• sport related injuries affect wrists and forearms
• there are professional league with stars
• these stars can give private lessons for a fee
  
• no matter how good you think you are, there is always someone better

There are some areas the CS is not like golf

• we don't handle our balls during play
• CS is not a real-time face to face social sport
• CS is almost exclusively played indoors
• CS game play can be shorter
• good players don't make big $$