Chinagolfdevelopment:Boomorbubble?中国高尔夫是蓬勃发展还是泡沫时代Thursday,May26,2011-GolfToday:Players,EventsandFieldsbyRichardMandellFontSize-+ICommentITweetIShareIEmailIRSSIMoreIAskRichardaQuestionCHINA,May26,2011—China,China,China.ThebiggestwordingolfdevelopmentoverthepastfewyearshasbeenChina.WithnonewdevelopmenthereintheUnitedStates,everyonefromgolfarchitectstosuperintendentstocontractorsandmanagementgroupsareheadedtotheothersideoftheworldtogainwork.在过去的几年中，高尔夫发展速度最快的国家非中国莫属，而美国的高尔夫却没有丝毫进展，这导致从高尔夫设计师到草坪总监，从承包商到管理集团都挤破头的往中国涌，来寻找工作。SinceJulyof2009,1havemadeelevenseparatetripsnotjustinsearchofnewworkbutfortheoneprojectIhaveundercontract,andluckily,underconstructionaswell.Buttheprocesshasbeeninteresting,tosaytheleast.自从2009年7月至今，我已经完成了11个独自旅行，这其中除了寻找新工作外，还有一个我正在兴建的项H。幸运的是，这个项H进展很顺利，至少可以说很有趣。SkydoorGolfClubinHunanProvincecityofZhang激a激e,China天门高尔夫俱乐部湖南省张家界市Therearecurrentlysix-hundredgolfcoursesopeninChina.Thewordisthatthereareanotherone-hundredunderconstructionandasmanyasone-thousandinplanning.PersonallyIhaveaboutnineleadsthatequalaboutfifteeneighteen-holeequivalents.H前在中国开业的高尔夫球场由600多座，另有100多座在建中，另外还有1000多座在计划之中。就我个人来说，有9个球场在指导建设，这和当于15个18洞标准球场。Whetheranyofthemcometofruitionisaquestionthatremainstobeanswered.AllofthisactivityseemsawfullystrangewhenonerecognizesthattheChinesegovernmentbannednewgolfcourseconstructionbackin2004onmainlandChina.他们何时结出硕果尚有待商榷，因为有一个很奇怪的现彖，即中国政府早在2004年变禁止修建高尔夫球场了。TheislandofHainanistheonlyprovincewherethepowersthatbehaveembracedgolfconstructionandthenfortourismpurposesonly.海南岛是唯一个以旅游为n的，政府批准兴建高尔夫球场的省份。DuringmylasttripIlearnedthatthegovernmenthasshutdownallnewconstructionuntilafullreviewofallprojectsiscompleted.TheshutdownstartedinearlyMayinYunnanProvinceandwasquicklybeenextendedtotherestofthecountry(otherthanHainan).在我的上一次旅行中，我了解到政府已经关闭了所有新建项H直到所有审批合格。关闭最早始于5月初的云南省，然后很快便波及到其他省份(海南岛除外)。Thereviewcomesaboutfromthefactthatmanycoursesarebeingillegallybuiltbyutilizingfarmland,whichisthecruxofthegovernment'sstanceongolfdevelopment.ItseemssmartgovernancetopreservefarmlandconsideringthebillionsofmouthstofeedinChina.审批显示许多球场都是非法占用耕地，这止是政府禁止高尔夫发展的根源所在。看起来聪明的政府保护耕地是考虑到要养活十几亿的人口。Thisisnotthefirsttimeacountry-wideshutdownwasdemandedfromBei激ng.InfactithasonlybeenthreeyearssincethelastrevieProjectsthatareclearlyinvadingfarmlandarethefirsttocomeunderscrutinyandoddsareprojectsthatarenotutilizingfarmlandandhavebeenofficiallysanctioned(therearesomedespitethegovernment^stance)willnotbereviewed.这不是第一次由于中央的需求而全国范囤性的关停球场。事实上从上次的审查至今，才短短的三年吋间。很多项FI明显侵占了耕地，进而第一次被细致的审查，而有些项FI没有侵占耕地，已经得到了官方的默许(一些是站在政府的角度)，将不被审查。NooneistooworriedthiswillendgolfdevelopmentinChina,though,andmostexpectconstructiontoresume.没有人担心这会阻挡中国高尔夫产业的发展，很多人希望球场项Fl能够继续开建。Withsuchaseeminglybelligerentattitudetowardthegolfbusinessbythegovernm...