My wife drives a 2009 Honda Accord with 63,000km. As we live in an apartment block she finds the car too big and the steering very heavy when dealing with confined parking spaces. We need a small car with a boot that will fit a golf bag and buggy that is out of sight, or a hatchback with a blind to hide the golf equipment.
It's hard to be exact without seeing the golf gear but the Mazda3 should be the right size at a good price and it definitely gets The Tick from me.