As China readied to host a $7 million WGC event, local golf pros who pioneered the sport face a new reality: The party may be winding down for them.
Read More“Last Call,” my Golf World cover story

The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream – A book by Dan Washburn
Official website for The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream, the new book about golf in China – and so much more – by award-winning journalist Dan Washburn.
As China readied to host a $7 million WGC event, local golf pros who pioneered the sport face a new reality: The party may be winding down for them.
Read MoreStories from the tournament which ended in a showdown between Mickelson and Woods.
Read MoreThis magazine piece on golf and the environment doesn’t discuss China, but you still may want to check it out.
Read MoreI was quoted heavily in “Can China Make Room for Golf,” Sam Gaskin’s cover story in the November 2009 issue of Shanghai TALK. To see how the story looked in the print version of the magazine, go here.
Read MoreMy story from the September 2009 issue of Silkroad, the in-flight magazine of Hong Kong-based airline Dragonair.
Read MoreMy story about China’s next generation of golfing talent, from the Spring 2009 issue of Omega Lifetime magazine (Chinese edition).
Read MoreI’m quoted in Sam Pearson’s China Sports Today post entitled “Gold medals and golf: What Olympic inclusion means for the game in China.” Check it out.
Read MoreI talk about the book project and more with Lonnie Hodge and Des Walsh, hosts of Blog Talk Radio‘s “China Conversation.” Listen to the show here or in the embedded player below. You can also download the complete interview here.
Read MoreFrom Shanghai-based Daedalum Films, a 17-minute documentary short inspired by the Par for China book project.
Read MoreThe two pieces were influenced by my series of ESPN.com stories on golf in China.
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