The Chinese Government is well-known for its relentless and unforgiving punishments against government officials and other individuals and companies involved in corruption scandals. China tends to execute corrupt individuals and officials on-the-spot.

Anybody in the West won’t classify golf as part of drugs, gambling, prostitution and any other illegal and criminal activity, but the Chinese government views golf as another temptation to sway Communist Party Officials into corruption.

China had recently shut down dozens of courses across the country under a ban to protect China’s limited water and land supply.

But China has a deeper reason to dislike golf so much. Read more about it here.