Back in July, CNN.com ran a story entitled “Green fury over China’s golfing Hawaii,” which looked looked at golf development on Hainan Island — especially the massive Mission Hills project there — from an environmental perspective. Reporter Sam Sheringham interviewed …
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Notes on “The Forbidden Game,” my story in Slate Magazine
If you haven’t already, go ahead and check out my piece in Slate that takes a look at China’s “golf police,” bulldozed fairways and plenty of local politics. And make sure you also peruse the companion photo essay with images …
Foreign Policy‘s photo essay on golf development in Hainan, China
Go check out Foreign Policy magazine’s latest photo essay, “China’s golf obsession.” I provided the words, but the big draw here are Ryan Pyle‘s photos. There are 18 of them, and FP ran them big — 969 pixels wide. The …
Financial Times Weekend Magazine: “Golf’s secret boom in Hainan, China”
My Financial Times Weekend Magazine cover story about the highly secretive development of the world’s largest collection of golf courses on southern China’s Hainan Island came out over the weekend, and so far the reception has been largely positive. Popular …
The Wall Street Journal on golf in China
The Wall Street Journal‘s Jonathan Cheng recently interviewed me for his story “Beijing Pulls Out Its Driver,” which appeared in the November 27, 2009 print edition. The piece — which spends a lot of time discussing Mission Hills Golf Club, …
“Last Call,” my Golf World cover story from Nov. 9, 2009
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. China’s most unlikely golf champ took his seat at a neighborhood …
Coverage of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai for ESPN.com
I filed five stories for ESPN.com from the HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai, which ended in a final day showdown between the world’s top two golfers, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Follow the links to the stories below. The …
Golf and the environment in GOOD magazine
My GOOD magazine piece on golf and the environment doesn’t discuss China, but you still may want to check it out. It’s entitled “Greener Pastures.”
Zhou Xunshu and I featured on NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News recently posted online two pieces on golf in China that feature interviews with Chinese pro golfer Zhou Xunshu and me. The two NBC clips were influenced by my series of ESPN.com stories on golf in China:
Video: The Tour, a documentary short on golfer Zhou Xunshu
From Shanghai-based Daedalum Films, a 17-minute documentary short inspired by the Par for China book project: Note: This video is hosted on Vimeo, a website that is often blocked in China.
CNN.com story focuses on Par for China
Par for China, Zhou Xunshu and I shared the spotlight on CNN.com today with Steven Jiang’s story entitled “Green dreams of China’s golfers,” part of Jiang’s Beijing Journal series leading up to the Olympic Games in Beijing this August. Here’s …
My golf in China series on ESPN.com
Read my series on golf in China for ESPN.com: Zhou makes remarkable leap into professional golf How they got to the China Tour Golf in China: All growing, all new, all raw Washburn: Q&A with Zhang Lianwei Golf still an …