Golf

Jun. 06, 1971 - Golf Craze Sweeps Japan - But Cost Is The Bogey. The golf craze has gripped the Japanese, but it costs a small fortune to play. The minimum membership of a golf-club - if you are fortunate enough to get in, is around 500, 000 yen (about £453), plus green fees and other charges. Guests pay £5 a round, but are not allowed to play during the weekend. A club of this type is considered very ordinary, and most of the members are small businessman and company employees. The membership for an exclusive golf club, with limited numbers, used by very important executives costs between 12 and 15 million yen (£10, 136, and £12, 960) plus other fees. However each member paying the big prices become part owner of the real estate, so if the club has 100 members, he owns 100th part of the golf course, and is permitted to sell his membership, and make a handsome-profit - if the purchaser is

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