I suppose you could, but it sounds like you’re ascribing patience to the game. Maybe Golf is a game of patience. Golf requires much patience.
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PreciousJonesCan you say: Golf is a very patient game.I would not say so.
AnonymousGolf requires a person to be patientThis isn’t the best way to say it.
PreciousJonesGolf is a very patient game.patient is the wrong word. Try substituting demanding, challenging, exacting, trying, tricky, frustrating, infuriating, or exasperating, depending on the exact shade of meaning you're looking for.
PreciousJones Can you say:Golf is a very patient game.Thanks!It's an unlikely statement. If you must use the word patient, then say: