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Robin first played golf in China
at Chung Shan Hot Spring in
1985. His next game in China
came a year later in the Valley
of the Ming Tombs outside
Beijing at the newly opened
Beijing International.
Though he probably
played his usual
lackluster game, his
understanding of golf in China was imbued with a sense of history.
In the course of “researching” this book, Moyer logged tens of thousands of kilometers over a year of traveling around China.
“We have only scratched the surface of what is potentially a great golfing nation. Our impression is that part of the game’s popularity is due to its capacity to rise above mundane issues and, though it owes its birth to the hot growth of the economy, its appeal will survive any hiccups in the future.”
Longevity is a concept well understood in China. Though golf there is yet a youth, we can see a day when it will be regarded with veneration.
We hope you enjoy reading The Great Golf Courses of China and that you will be inspired to visit as many of China’s great courses as you can. |
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Moyer & Ball is a brand of Pacific Empire International publishing company devoted to producing high quality books about the great game of golf in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Their first book, The Great Golf Courses of China, has already become a resounding success, with the first Limited Edition nearly sold out before its publication date of 15 July, 2006.
Trevor Ball is a UK PGA professional golfer and a business graduate. He is the founder of the International Professional Golfers Association, an organization that is bringing professionalism to the fledgling golf industry in China. He is also the founder of the TCL Classic, China’s first US$1,000,000 tournament. The TCL Classic is a joint European and Asian Tour event.
Robin Moyer is a professional photographer and writer who has been living and working in Asia for over 30 years. As the chief photographer in Asia for Time Magazine for nearly 20 years, he has covered events large and small, leaders powerful and mundane, people brave and generous. Along the way he won many awards from his peers, including World Press Picture of the Year and the Robert Capa Gold Medal Citation for Courage and Enterprise from the Overseas Press Club. In addition to his journalistic pursuits, he also chases the little dimpled ball with great gusto. He is the author of several books, among them the highly acclaimed Golfing Philippines and the equally popular, The Pocket Guide to Golfing Philippines. He was also editorial coordinator for Bayan Ko, Images of the Philippine Revolt, another best seller. |
