Terry
June 11th, 2007, 10:17 PM
We've all had the experience of trying to convince our avid golfer friends that sucking back compressed air in neoprene and bad viz is much more fun that chasing a small sphere of plastic across a herbicide-drenched lawn with expensive sticks. Now it appears there's no longer a need to choose. China has staged what is believed to be the world's first underwater golf tournament. (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2332617.html)
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The event at Zuohai Aquarium in Fuzhou city, Fujian province, involved five players in a 50ft deep tank. Players were judged on how long it took them to complete the hole rather than the number of strokes taken.
The winner sunk the ball in just one minute and 20 seconds, while the golfer who came last took five minutes.
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The event at Zuohai Aquarium in Fuzhou city, Fujian province, involved five players in a 50ft deep tank. Players were judged on how long it took them to complete the hole rather than the number of strokes taken.
The winner sunk the ball in just one minute and 20 seconds, while the golfer who came last took five minutes.