Although Asian golf is on the rise, Gary Player says that parents are holding back the region’s young golfers. “Parents make their children play because they want to become rich. The other danger in Asian Golf is that the players only get half of their prize money. I heard recently that the China Golf Association claims back 55 per cent of the players’ prize money. That’s terrible – they can’t do that. Look at [tennis player] Li Na, she broke away from that and won majors.”

– South China Morning Post