golfbulldog
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In the pacific there is an island where the game of golf has rarely been heard of but the inhabitants are sports mad and generally healthy. The inhabitants are made up of a wide variety of racial mixes and there is little racial tension between them. Inter-racial marriage has been practised for many generations and the general physical characteristics of the people appear to be somewhere between brazilians (no waxing jokes Mandrin - I know your sense of humour! ) and people from the Caribbean. Their best athletes have already represented their island at the Olympics and won sprinting medals in track and swimming.
Their economic status appears to be simliar to ... pick your own comparison place...but we are not talking G8 country....they have only two 18 hole courses (1 of which is private and the other "pay and play") but there are 2 pitch and putt facilities and lots of barren space available for practice ranges.
Futher investment is limited - no more golf course building but some cash for developing practice facilities...They do have internet though...
Questions
How would you introduce golf to this island's population in such a way that they might have a chance of winning an Olympic Gold medal within 20 years (or a real major)?
Or ...
What things do golfers in Europe/North America/ Australasia/ Asia commonly learn/encounter early on in their journey that hinder/help their development ?
In the pacific there is an island where the game of golf has rarely been heard of but the inhabitants are sports mad and generally healthy. The inhabitants are made up of a wide variety of racial mixes and there is little racial tension between them. Inter-racial marriage has been practised for many generations and the general physical characteristics of the people appear to be somewhere between brazilians (no waxing jokes Mandrin - I know your sense of humour! ) and people from the Caribbean. Their best athletes have already represented their island at the Olympics and won sprinting medals in track and swimming.
Their economic status appears to be simliar to ... pick your own comparison place...but we are not talking G8 country....they have only two 18 hole courses (1 of which is private and the other "pay and play") but there are 2 pitch and putt facilities and lots of barren space available for practice ranges.
Futher investment is limited - no more golf course building but some cash for developing practice facilities...They do have internet though...
Questions
How would you introduce golf to this island's population in such a way that they might have a chance of winning an Olympic Gold medal within 20 years (or a real major)?
Or ...
What things do golfers in Europe/North America/ Australasia/ Asia commonly learn/encounter early on in their journey that hinder/help their development ?
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