China shuts down 111 golf courses as it continues its assault on 'millionaire sport'

[Kapadons]

Have you ever walked a 9-18 hole golf course?

I did. While drinking a case of beer and smoking a cigar. Golf is not a sport. It is a hobby.

But fuck the government. Especially a communist one. Especially a communist one from China.

[Molis]

Tennis encourages a healthy lifestyle. Golf does not.

For the rich and elite.

Not many tennis courts in the hood.

[Elegiac]

For the rich and elite.

Not many tennis courts in the hood.

Fun Fact: Tennis and basketball can be played on the same court.

[Kapadons]

Fun Fact: Tennis and basketball can be played on the same court.

Yeah. Lots of people play tennis on concrete.

[Elegiac]

Yeah. Lots of people play tennis on concrete.

Have you not seen a majority of urban and suburban tennis courts?

[Deleted]

Why are we banning a sport like tennis? There is no comparison.

Both golf and tennis need a specialized area that only a few people can play at the same time.

[Tennis]

For the rich and elite.

Not many tennis courts in the hood.

Serena and Venus williams weren't millionaires you know. Neither was Novak Djokovic.

[the game]

Serena and Venus williams weren't millionaires you know. Neither was Novak Djokovic.

Neither was Tiger Woods until he started playing golf.

[Tennis]

Both golf and tennis need a specialized area that only a few people can play at the same time.

Can have multi use courts for tennis/ volleyball/badminton/basketball.

[Kalis]

Serena and Venus williams weren't millionaires you know. Neither was Novak Djokovic.

This thread is about golf courses in China, not tennis. Keep on topic and stop derailing.

[Deleted]

Can have multi use courts for tennis/ volleyball/badminton/basketball.

You know that the surface is not the same.

[Maletalana]

But golf is fun

absolutely not

[Tennis]

Neither was Rory McIlroy, until he became a top golfist that is.

I think you're missing the point. Golf is mostly for the upper class. Tennis has a wider appeal.

[Maletalana]

Another elitist sport

missing the point

http://www.doittennis.com/buyers-gui...urt-dimensions
http://golftips.golfsmith.com/many-a...urse-1812.html

Tennis - 7200 sq ft
Golf - 7000 yds x 3 ft/yd = 21,000 sq ft

that's a lot of good farming land, yo!

[God Save The King]

Here is a question for most people. Would you trust the water out of your kitchen sink for drinking without treating it in any fashion?

In South Carolina, I have no problem drinking my tap water.

I've spent my entire life on filtered water, so I always have had issues drinking tap water. I suppose, in SoCal, I would "trust" the water coming out of my sink, but I would much prefer filtering it.

[fumblz]

I think you're missing the point. Golf is mostly for the upper class. Tennis has a wider appeal.

Most self respecting people i've met poke fun of people that play tennis. They are often referred to as limp wrist, pansy ass dick gobblers.

[Xargoth6634]

China is geographically huge and the government is worried when it has 200 total golf courses? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

[God Save The King]

missing the point

http://www.doittennis.com/buyers-gui...urt-dimensions
http://golftips.golfsmith.com/many-a...urse-1812.html

Tennis - 7200 sq ft
Golf - 7000 yds x 3 ft/yd = 21,000 sq ft

that's a lot of good farming land, yo!

......................... you determined the average length of a golf course, not the sq feet

From you own source, golf courses tend to be 110-120 acres for urban areas and 170-190 for resort areas. Let's just say the average golf course is 150 acres. That is 43,560 sqft per acre. For a 150 acre golf course, that's 6.5 million square feet.

A tennis court is 7200 sq ft. They typically come in sets of 8, or 57,600 sq ft, plus another 15k~ sq feet for facilities, totalling around 75k square feet.

[Deleted]

It's cool that China is putting its people first and not bowing to the elite. Other countries should follow suit.

Now I know you're not serious, because nobody can say that with a straight face.
I mean the Canada stuff was at least slightly ambigous but this...

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

Most self respecting people i've met poke fun of people that play tennis. They are often referred to as limp wrist, pansy ass dick gobblers.

That says far more about them than the people they are criticizing.