Get a pro to fit you with clubs. Take group lessons. Hit a ton of practice balls until you can fairly predict where your shot is going. You are liable for any damage you inflict to property and paying for broken windows and car dents will quickly sour you of the game.
No offense to other beginning golfers but the quickest way to learn golf is to play your first few rounds with experienced golfers (who are nice folks) (who have patience) that will teach ediquete on the course. Ediquete is the key to enjoying golf - knowing to keep your shadow out of the other guys putts, not talking during shots, not offering unsoliticed advice during a round, not yelling at friends, not dragging your feet on the green, not using range balls on the course, not kicking balls into play, not grounding your club in a hazard, how to tend the flag, but most importantly of all this stuff: Experienced golfers know how to keep you moving along to not delay others. Number one hate of golf is slow play.
Don't keep score your first 10 rounds - you don't care at the learning stage - you will know when you are ready to keep score.
Been playing for 50 years....I've shot an 79 on The Greater Hartford Open TPC and I've shot 112 at some course in Pheonix (guess I was scared of lizards as those little suckers were everywhere). You know what, I had just as much fun shooting the 112 as I did the 79 as I am not a professional golfer, hardly anyone is and I can accept that, nor do I take the game seriously. I love the game as every once in a while I hit a beautiful shot - maybe only one shot a round but that's the one the wife hears about all day)
Golf is a great game that can be enjoyed one's entire life. Congratulations on your decision to play the game.
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