http://www.golfcapitalmagazine.com/2010/02/china-loves-golf/ Official Website Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:51:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.golfcapitalmagazine.com/2010/02/china-loves-golf/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Alasdair Busby Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:52:38 +0000 http://www.golfcapitalmagazine.com/?p=861#comment-113 You are right to highlight the development of golf in China, although the number of golfers playing there may surprise you. I have travelled extensively in China and I know that there are over 1 million Chinese golfers - and the number is rising rapidly. Given their enormous population, the actual % of Chinese playing golf is very small but the number of members of Golf Clubs is many times more than this figure, as membership of a Golf Club in China is deemed to elevate their status in business circles - much more so than in the West. I think the Mission Hills expansion is just the tip of the iceberg. I have played in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and the standard of course is very high, as is their customer service level. Look forward to hearing of more news about China when you have any! Alasdair Busby, St Andrews, Scotland You are right to highlight the development of golf in China, although the number of golfers playing there may surprise you. I have travelled extensively in China and I know that there are over 1 million Chinese golfers – and the number is rising rapidly. Given their enormous population, the actual % of Chinese playing golf is very small but the number of members of Golf Clubs is many times more than this figure, as membership of a Golf Club in China is deemed to elevate their status in business circles – much more so than in the West. I think the Mission Hills expansion is just the tip of the iceberg. I have played in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and the standard of course is very high, as is their customer service level. Look forward to hearing of more news about China when you have any! Alasdair Busby, St Andrews, Scotland

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