In Iran, golf remains a game of the elite
In this November 9, 2014, file picture, Iranian golfer Ebrahim Nouri competes during Iran’s National Golf Tournament in Tehran. (AFP) The bumpy fairways and patchy putting surfaces—more burnt-out browns than grassy greens—are not much to look at. In Iran however, this is golf at its finest. In the same way that the streets of Tehran got new names when the Islamic republic dramatically came into being in 1979, so did the Engelhab (“Revolution” in Farsi) Club. Iran’s only recognised golf course has had a fairly rough time since. Somewhat ...
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