But he would never dream of trying to become a professional, since farming is his first love. His family owns a large plot of land nearby the course which has been handed down from generation to generation. Hsu helps his father to run the farm, and only works at the golf course during slack seasons.
許興說他自己很喜歡打高爾夫，但卻從沒想到要做職業球手，因為他認為自己是個天生的農人，不能放棄祖傳的田務，如果要把種田擺在第一位，那勢必無法找很多時間來練球，於是二者相互影響，許興這麼多年來一直甘於現狀。