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The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream – A book by Dan Washburn

The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream – A book by Dan Washburn

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Australia’s Business Spectator calls Forbidden Game ‘revealing and fascinating’

Fergus Ryan writes: In his revealing and fascinating book, Washburn looks at China’s recent development through the lens of a game that was denounced by Chairman Mao as a “sport for millionaires” when the Communists took control in 1949, and was completely banned until 1984. …

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australia, business spectator, china spectator, interviewsJuly 1, 2014May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

Norman and Woods headed to China

Don't worry, they aren't traveling together

That’s Greg Norman and Elin Woods, mind you. A couple days ago, Australia’s Daily Telegraph reported that the country’s highest-earning sportsman was closing his only office in Australia to “chase the Asian golfing dollar through China.” The paper continued, “[T]he design company has opened a …

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australia, china, elinnordegren, golf, gregnorman, missionhills, tigerwoodsMay 28, 2010May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

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