Golf Course Air Still Beats The Air in Karaoke Parlors

Jonathan Kaiman of the LA Times looks at golf in China and though he doesn't break new ground (there's a moratorium on buliding courses that is being ignored!), he does get this insight from a businessman who uses golf to entertain.

On a driving range in Beijing, a 42-year-old investor who would give only his last name, Shi, said he spends about $150,000 on golf each year.

"It's a good way to do business," he said. "You can spend five hours playing a game, far longer than a dinner. And the air is better than in a karaoke parlor. I like to think of a golf course as a big garden."