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.
Mamta Badkar writes: The crackdown on corruption has been a hallmark of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s reign. Increasing corruption in the party was seen as one of the biggest threats to its survival, and Xi has made it clear that he will stomp it out. …
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Washburn captures China’s shift from its agrarian roots toward more Western pursuits in this engaging story. Read the complete review.
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“On this week’s Golf Show we hear from Dan Washburn who is an expert on golf in China, where there has been a recent boom in the sport.”
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The Globe and Mail interviewed me about recent stories in the Chinese media linking China’s golf course boom with the country’s drought problems.
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Short on elite players but (very) long on perks, the Asian Amateur is a bold experiment by two of the game’s most powerful entities.
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Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama cruised to a win in the second Asian Amateur Championship, earning a berth in the 2011 Masters.
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A visit to a construction site reveals a country where golf course building is both banned and booming — and where hope competes with fear every day.
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“Green fury over China’s golfing Hawaii” looks at golf development on Hainan Island — especially massive Mission Hills — from an environmental angle.
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Why did Beijing bulldoze a tournament golf course?
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Green lawns and sand traps are now replacing ancient villages and tropical forests on Hainan Island. Necessary development? Or something else?
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