This hopefully bodes well for my forthcoming book (due out sometime next year from Oneworld Publications), from which my Unsavory Elements chapter is loosely adapted.
Read MoreEarly reviews for my Unsavory Elements chapter
Listen to me talk golf in China on BBC Radio’s The Golf Show
“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.”
Read MoreMy brief encounter with Guan Tianlang in 2005
I’d like to be able to say, “I knew this kid would be making headlines from the moment I met him.” But, to be completely honest, I didn’t event remember meeting him. If not for this tweet from a writer in Beijing, I’d still have …
Read MoreHow many Chinese golfers would have qualified for the 2012 Olympics?
We all know golf doesn’t make its Olympic return until 2016, but …
Read MoreGlobe and Mail on Chinese droughts and illegal golf courses
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.
Read MoreVideo: India’s “Slum Golf Tournament”
This has nothing to do with China, but there are parallels between the themes covered in this ESPN E:60 documentary short entitled “Mumbai Masters” and those found in Par for China, especially the inspring story of my protagonist Zhou Xunshu. And anyway, it’s just a …
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again
When I try to convince more than one of you to play Fantasy Golf with me for free. Last year, I successfully coaxed my former sports editor in Georgia to join my Yahoo league. And you know what? I finished in the top two. Want …
Read MoreWatch: CNN once again focuses on Chinese pro golfer Zhou Xunshu
Following up on last month’s segment, CNN has once again turned its cameras on Zhou Xunshu, the peasant-farmer-turned-security-guard-turned-professional-golfer who plays a major role in my upcoming book about the development of golf in China. CNN’s latest short piece is entitled “The rise of Chongqing” — …
Read MoreCNN’s Living Golf tackles golf in China
CNN’s Living Golf program posted a series of stories about golf in China earlier this month. For the most part, they did a fine job and offer the viewer a decent overview of what’s going on here — or as much of an overview as …
Read MoreCan group buying make golf affordable in China?
China Radio International’s Beyond Beijing reports that Chinese Groupon clones have “put golf within reach of ordinary people.” That’s not really true — the 58 kuai deal (around US$8.72) mentioned in the story is for a session at a driving range, not 18 holes on …
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