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China, as the capital of mini golf

By Maggie Rauch

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

It was a sunny Saturday morning in the capital of Yunnan province in southwest China, and I was standing between half a dozen elite Chinese swimmers and a rag-tag bunch of would-be-professional miniature golfers. Charlie O'Connell was carrying an American flag for an opening ceremony parade for a professional miniature golf tournament in which the actor -- of Dude Where's My Car? and The Bachelor 15 minutes of fame -- was playing as a celebrity ringer. While the swimmers stretched for their ...

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