The purpose of this study was to understand the level of stress factors on college male golfers and the effect of the stress
on competitive state anxiety and sports confidence. Male golfers(N=222) from K, Y, J, K university were selected as subjects for
this study, and the Stress factor test, Sports Confidence and Competitive State Anxiety Questionnaire were used to analyse the
data. The results were as follows. Firstly, after analyzing the level of stress by individual characteristic variable, lesser career
experience showed higher level of stress. Secondly, as to level of sports confidence by individual characteristic variable, golfers
who had career experience of 6 to 10 years showed higher level of sports confidence. Golfers who had military exemption or
golfers who were about to join military showed higher sports confidence than the other group. Thirdly, the lesser the career
experience golfers had, the higher the level of physical and cognitive anxiety. Fourthly, in causal relationship between stress and
sports confidence, there was negative causal relationship between stress and confirming ability in sequence of situation stress and
physical stress, and also there was negative causal relationship between situation stress and social support. There was negative
causal relationship between stress and coach ability in sequence of situation stress and physical stress, and also negative causal
relationship was shown between stress and physical/mental readiness in sequence of physical stress and situation stress. In causal
relationship between stress and competitive state anxiety, both social cognitive anxiety and physical anxiety had positive causal
relationship with stress.