Why a 'Rich Man’s Game' Is Catching on in China

Statistically, zero percent of the Chinese population plays golf, which is known as the "rich man’s game" and is considered taboo. Yet China is in the midst of a golf boom — hundreds of new courses have opened in the past decade, despite it being illegal to build them. Dan Washburn charts the growing popularity of the sport in China and how it's shaping Chinese culture. He follows three men intimately involved in China's bizarre golf scene in The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream.