Golf and Environment – can golf be good for nature?
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
CAN GOLF BE GOOD FOR NATURE? Solving the conundrum. BANGKOK, Thailand I play golf. And I am committed to nature conservation. Is this an insolvable conundrum, or can the two passions be reconciled? “Golf development is becoming one of the most unsustainable and damaging activities to people and the environment,” notes Chee Yoke Ling, […]
Read MoreCheating – if a golfer cheats in the forest …
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
IF A GOLFER CHEATS IN THE FOREST, DOES IT COUNT? Rule abuse is rampant among amateurs, yet professionals exhibit saint-like ethics BANGKOK, Thailand “Put me down for a six.” My friend Dan and I looked at each other? “You sure?” we asked. We were playing at a Bangkok-area course in a friendly competition (loser […]
Read MoreNegativity Land
Posted on 28. Mar, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
NEGATIVITY LAND Why do we take such delight in golf’s screw-ups instead of the great moments of success? EVERY COURSE, Everywhere A golfer faces more Dark Side moments than Luke Skywalker. We take a morbid delight when golf legends screw up. And we wallow in our own masochistic moments of crash and burn. Why […]
Read MoreNapalm Be Gone
Posted on 08. Sep, 2013 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
NAPALM BE GONE That boom you hear in Vietnam is an explosion of golf courses DALAT, Vietnam My favorite golf course in Vietnam owes its existence to a puppet king, a French architect who restored Roman ruins, and a rich American who craved virgins. * * * I spent part of the Vietnam War period […]
Read MorePutting the Bounce in the Ball
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
Playing golf near the rainforest which revolutionized the game MANAUS, Brazil Normally when I play golf, I clutter my head with an excess of swing thoughts – turn, extend the arm, swing to two o’clock, and so on. But standing on the first tee of the Manaus Golf Club outside the Brazilian city of Manaus, […]
Read MoreInduced Labor? That’s Real Golf Commitment
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
Golf nuts push the envelope “Honey, great news about the pregnancy, but would you mind inducing labor so I can play in a tournament?” Really, how many men would have the courage to say that to their wives? Well, Ivan Morris of Limerick City, Ireland did just that so he could play in the Interprovincial […]
Read MoreThe Keys to Golfing Success? Try a Red Shirt and the Right Locker, and Listen to Your Mother
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
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THE KEYS TO GOLFING SUCCESS? TRY A RED SHIRT AND THE RIGHT LOCKER And it never hurts to listen to your mother LANAI, Hawaii I was pedaling up a hill on a rented mountain bike, sweat evaporating under the fiery sun, glorying in the lunar-like scenery and cursing myself for not bringing enough water. I […]
Read MoreGolf: An Antidote to War and Hardship
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
Could golf in Iran help people love one another? TEHRAN, Iran And all along I had thought golf was a cause of anxiety. “No, just the opposite. Golf relieves stress,” Eisa Eshagi, president of the Iranian Golf Federation, said. “And that’s what we need, since we’re a nation that has suffered wars and hardships.” Few […]
Read MoreFire and Fury Might Have to Wait for the Next Lifetime
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
The Indian Army controls the world’s highest golf course, bringing a surprising set of challenges LEH, Ladakh, India I thought it might be the altitude that would get to me, but it turned out to be military bureaucracy. Since my first visit in 1979 I had wanted to play golf in Ladakh, an isolated corner […]
Read MoreMove Over Scotland: China Invented Golf
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
And it’s coming home to the Middle Kingdom HONG KONG, On the outskirts of the Middle Kingdom The Scots never knew what hit them. Everyone knows that these sturdy northerners invented golf. After all, the first written record about golf comes from 1457, when King James II banned the game because his subjects preferred it […]
Read MoreHow Green are Your Greens
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
Asia’s golf courses face an environmental challenge BANGKOK, Thailand I play golf. And I am committed to nature conservation. Is this an insolvable conundrum, or can the two passions be reconciled? “Golf development is becoming one of the most unsustainable and damaging activities to people and the environment,” notes Chee Yoke Ling, environment coordinator of […]
Read MoreThis Guy is a Natural
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
The world’s greatest golfer? Hint: He rolled a perfect game the first time he tried bowling ECHENEVEX, France In the cosmos of golfing role models, the hero-of-heros might seem a touch unlikely. But this man had one brief shining golfing experience that was Camelot-like in its brilliance. That golfer was Kim Il Sung, president of […]
Read MoreZen Shrine Helps Duffers Answer Cosmic Question: Why Can’t I Putt?
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles, Golf
Japanese monk invokes Goddess of Holes-in-One ANNAKA, Japan Golfers, Lord knows, seem to need more spiritual guidance then practitioners of other sports. How else could you explain the almost-religious-like belief duffers will place in a Heaven Wood, or the way they mumble the mantra “Tetrachaidecohedron dimple pattern” in order to ensure that they will not […]
Read More“My Kid’s Gonna Be a Star”
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
In Zimbabwe, as in New Jersey, all fathers live their dreams though their kids HARARE, Zimbabwe On the parched fairways of the Wingate Park Golf Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, Lewis Muridzo takes a break from his afternoon of lessons and does what fathers everywhere do. He brags about his son. Tall, articulate and immaculately dressed, […]
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