Yoshiko Tagawa from Japan explains her reasons for golfing. In Japan, many kinds of sports are loved by people of all ages, but baseball and soccer are the most popular sports. Baseball is said to be the national sport, but more Japanese children play soccer rather than baseball. Nowadays, however, when we talk about the sports that the most people in Japan do, we can think of golf. Many Japanese businessmen now play golf, not only as one of their hobbies, but also as a useful way to associate with their colleagues and customers. I began to practice golf more than ten years ago because I thought I could play golf until I became old. I learned the basics from an instructor at first and then used to practice it once or twice a week, but I couldn't improve it very much. One of the reasons I can't do it well is that I have no sense of athletics. The other reason is that I have few chances to play on the golf course. It costs a lot of money to play on a private golf course in Japan, and there are only a few public courses. I usually go to the course several times a year. I used to practice golf at the driving range, but I began to take golf lessons last November. Now I try to practice at least two or three days a week and go to the course as often as possible. I hope to improve my golf this year. More on playing golf: Play for Fun, Not for a Good Score | Playing Golf is a Must Back to: Japanese Teachers Enjoy Playing Golf | Issue 5 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2007 - Sandy and Thomas Peters -topics.mag@gmail.com |
