The result is surprising. The guy beat Tiger Woods down, and the guy took the U.S. Amateur Cup away. All these shock the golf world. Why can South Korea, an Asian Country that makes such a great success over the western world movement? Who know the reason? South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.
Also known as the “Land of the Morning Calm”, it is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest metropolitan city in the world and a major global city. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 100,032 square kilometers and has a population of over 48 million, making it one of the most densely populated regions in the world.
Actually, the reason for the surge of South Korea’s golf movement is not the location, but the culture, which powerful tell the world that once you have the mind, you can do it. No matter you come from Asia or Europe, there really does matter. The South Korea( South Korea’s golfer ) is a Country full of determination and passion. Once the game become popular, the whole Country will follow the trend, and more and more people took part into the game. Then there is the possibility. According to statistics, in 2006 South Korea’s overseas tourism industry spent more than 108 billion U.S.
dollars, the country’s private leisure industry institute said that in 2006, about 635,000 Koreans spent 1.1 billion eight million dollars in foreign travel on golf . In 2006, South Korea has 93 public golf courses and there are 158 individual and private golf clubs have received around 17 million golf visitors, they believed that the number of golf lover can be more than 2 million, and there is more space for upgrading.
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