I don't play much golf and never shop at a mall, so I guess I'm missing out on those joys. You?
We play 9 holes in the evenings sometimes, at our local public course and quite often we're the only people on the course. Usually after Daylight Savings time goes in so, probably also after most of the snowbirds have flown north, too.
If you think your son hates the shoppers at his mall, you should hear the shop owners in Europe and Canada talk about the rude, pushy gross American tourists there! Bad reputation, wherever tourists go, I guess.