You and Golf Educatif have done well, Vanessa, in attempting to make golf more accessible to underprivileged youth and others who might normally never encounter it. As you say, as a sport, golf has long been the preserve of the wealthy and upper class. Further, I'm impressed by your insistence that golf can still serve as a means to "improve social cohesion."

I believe there to be a legitimate question as to whether we will be able in the future to continue setting aside the large tracts of land that are necessary for full golf courses. And in some regions and climates around the globe, the great amount of water that is needed to keep courses green and edenesque in appearance may not be justifiable forever. Still, your vision of golf as a social equalizer is one of which we should all be proud.

Steve Byars Marshall School of Business University of Southern California

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