{"id":696,"date":"2010-03-18T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parforchina.com\/?p=696"},"modified":"2016-05-16T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:58:11","slug":"hugh-grant-matthew-mcconaughey-and-mission-hills-hainan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danwashburn.com\/forbiddengame\/hugh-grant-matthew-mcconaughey-and-mission-hills-hainan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey and Mission Hills Hainan"},"content":{"rendered":"

I told you<\/a> a PR offensive was forthcoming. Here’s the latest from the AFP<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Movie stars Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey will headline a bevy of celebrities taking part in a new tournament in China that will offer the richest individual prize in Asian golf.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood A-listers will play in the pro-am at the Mission Hills Star Trophy on Hainan Island in October, ahead of the tournament proper that will feature 20 men and women golfers with a 1.28-million-US-dollar winner-takes-all prize.<\/p>\n

Two-time Major winner Greg Norman, China’s multiple Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Li Ning and Japan’s top comedian and talk show host Akashiya Sanma will serve as ambassadors for the pro-am event, organisers said.<\/p>\n

Norman and China’s golfing trailblazer, Zhang Liangwei, will play for the top prize, along with 2010 Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin.<\/p>\n

The professional field will also include two of the game’s biggest female superstars, Annika Sorenstam and Se Ri Pak.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nIn other Hainan golf news, Xinhua ran a story today headlined “Hainan aims to be China’s golf capital<\/a>.” The short item, filed from the Boao International Tourism Forum, is noteworthy for this quote:<\/p>\n

“China encourages well-planned environment-friendly development of golf tourism<\/em>, especially in Hainan, the country’s only tropical island province,” said Du Jiang, deputy head of the National Tourism Administration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Emphasis mine. The Chinese government really needs to get its story<\/a> straight.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> Mission Hills now acknowledges Mission Hills Hainan on its website<\/a>. Limitless prestige.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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