Despite being too expensive for most of the population, golf is gaining popularity in China and some of the rising stars come from surprising backgrounds. NBC’s Mark Mullen reports from Beijing. VIDEO: Golf tees off in China ...(read more) ...full story at NBC World Blog
from NBC World Blog on Tue, Jun 24 2008
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