Fore! Chavez Takes Whack at Golfers
On a broadcast of his live television show last month, Chavez berated the sport, pointing to golf carts as an example of how lazy golfers are.
"I respect all sports," said Chavez, who is an avid baseball fan. "But there are sports and there are sports. Do you mean to tell me this is a people's sport?" The answer, which he provided himself, was no.
In Maracay, a town near Caracas where one of the targeted courses is located, officials plan to use the space for low-income housing or to turn it into a campus of Chavez's Bolivarian University.
If the two planned closures go forward, they will bring the number of golf course closings over the last three years to nine, according to Julio Torres, director of the Venezuelan Golf Federation.
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