Less than one week after Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources officials announced a crackdown on illegal land use, including golf courses, government inspectors arrived at King Valley Country Club in Zhejiang province’s Anji county. Less than one week after that, bulldozers showed up and …
Read MoreHainan leaders “not really clear” about world’s largest golf complex?
Sorry for the silence of late — various assignments and deadlines demanded my attention. I’ve got a break in the action at the moment and wanted to pass along something that, although a couple months old now, I think is still worth a post. Less …
Read MoreForeign Policy’s photo essay on golf in Hainan, China
Green lawns and sand traps are now replacing ancient villages and tropical forests on Hainan Island. Necessary development? Or something else?
Read MoreFT Weekend Magazine: “Golf’s secret boom in Hainan, China”
On the once-pristine tropical island of Hainan, the world’s biggest golf club is taking shape. Which is curious, given that few Chinese people and there is a ban on building courses.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal on golf in China
The Wall Street Journal interviewed me for their story “Beijing Pulls Out Its Driver.”
Read MoreGary Player predicts Chinese golf “tsunami”
With golf now an Olympic sport (starting in 2016) it seems everyone has grand predictions about the game’s future in China, especially golf legends (see the Jack Nicklaus doozy in my recent piece on ESPN.com). Now it is Gary Player‘s turn. I wouldn’t put money …
Read More“Last Call,” my Golf World cover story
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 MoreESPN.com coverage of the Shanghai HSBC Champions
Stories from the tournament which ended in a showdown between Mickelson and Woods.
Read MoreFeatured in Shanghai TALK Nov. ’09 cover story about golf in China
I 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 More“Green Shoots: Meet China’s new generation of talented golfers”
My story from the September 2009 issue of Silkroad, the in-flight magazine of Hong Kong-based airline Dragonair.
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