Golf
Golf — once a forbidden game in China — is now booming there
In 1949, Mao outlawed golf in communist China, declaring it the sport of millionaires. But these days, the sport is on the rise. Dan Washburn spent more than a decade living and working in China and his new book, “The Forbidden Game,” uses golf as a prism to view modern China. In 1949, Mao outlawed golf in communist China, declaring it the sport of millionaires. But these days, the sport is on the rise. Dan Washburn spent more than a decade living and working in China and his new book, “The Forbidden Game,” uses golf as a prism to view modern China.
Accusations of Sexism for All-Male Augusta National Golf Club
The 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, which began Thursday, has sparked discussion about sexism and the legal rights of private organizations. Traditionally, the all-male golf club gives membership to the tournament’s corporate sponsors, but for the first time in the club’s history, one those CEOs is a woman. Gloria […]
