Now that Cuba has approved Carbonera Club and effectively opened the door to golf development, how many other possible golf properties are waiting in the wings? Property Wire reports that a Chinese-funded venture “is expected to be approved by the end of this year,” while groups based in Spain, Russia, and Vietnam are also trying to hammer out development agreements. Not all of them will make the cut, of course, but it’s evident that Cuba is finally willing to determine if golf and socialist principles can coexist peacefully. Who’s bourgeois now?
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