European Tour cashing in on golf boom in China

AFTER a brief spell on the continent from which it derives its name, the European Tour once again spreads its wings this week with the long trip to China.

And the players heading to Beijing for the lucrative Johnnie Walker Classic and the BMW Asian Open the following week in Shanghai better get used to the journey if the predicted Chinese golf boom becomes reality.

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