Gov't seeks to popularize golf by opening more public courses,lower green fees
Feb 11, 2015
The government is seeking to popularize golf by opening more public courses and lowering green fees after President Park Geun-hye highlighted the need to get more people to play the sport, officials said Wednesday.Insiders said related ministries are in the process of coming up with ways to make golf more accessible to ordinary people.Possible measures include turning country clubs under court receivership or those that have gone bankrupt into public courses, officials said. Of the 500 courses i