12 | IN PROFILE
The China
Syndrome
By David Newbery
It’s a big call, but Greg Norman is
adamant China will dominate golf
as we know it within 15 years.
Norman, Australia’s greatest
sporting export, made the
comment during a flying visit to
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to
rubber stamp subtle changes to
his Pelican Waters layout.
The Great White Shark said there
were already three million golfers
in China and the number is
growing daily.
“They want to take the number of
golfers in China from three million
to 30 million in the next 15 years,”
Norman said.
The Shark, who recently closed his
Sydney office and opened a sales
and marketing office in China,
estimates H