CNN’s Living Golf tackles golf in China
CNN’s Living Golf program posted a series of stories about golf in China earlier this month. For the most part, they did a fine …
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“The China Syndrome”: My latest piece for Golf World
A visit to a construction site reveals a country where golf course building is both banned and booming — and where hope competes with fear every day.
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“You can’t have that many Mission Hills and have it make sense”
Golf Course Architecture magazine recently published a 2,600-word quote-packed story by Adam Lawrence that gives a nice overview of the whys and hows of …
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“We had to explain to him what all those little balls in the backyard were”
In the September 13 issue of Forbes Asia Ron Gluckman files a profile of the Chus — dubbed the “first family” of golf in …
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CNN.com zeros in on Mission Hills Hainan (and quotes me)
“Green fury over China’s golfing Hawaii” looks at golf development on Hainan Island — especially massive Mission Hills — from an environmental angle.
Read More →A different look at Hainan (er, “Southern China”)
Sorry for the silence here recently. I just got out from under a variety of deadlines, including my latest story for Golf World. That …
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Cost of Mission Hills Hainan? US$4.4 billion (so far)
At least according to this Bloomberg story: Mission Hills Group, owner of the world’s largest golf club, will boost investment sixfold in a golfing …
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Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey and Mission Hills Hainan
I told you a PR offensive was forthcoming. Here’s the latest from the AFP: Movie stars Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey will headline a …
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Quick notes on golf’s World Cup moving to Mission Hills Hainan
Sorry I’m a little late on this, but I am, ironically, on assignment in Hainan. Yesterday, the Asian Tour announced and then the AP …
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Hainan 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 …
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Foreign 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?
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