In a Hole in the U.S., Golf Drives Forward Abroad

Golf in the United States, according to almost every metric, is struggling. The total number of U.S. courses is down by more than 1,000 since 2005, and over that time period, millions of players have quit the game. But for all its problems in the United States, golf is getting more popular in other areas of the world –– perhaps as a product of greater affluence in historically poorer countries. ...