A Yen For Golf
June, 1988
When the talk turns to Japanese money, the figures begin to sound inflated, impossible, absurd. Yes, it is true that memberships in Tokyo's most prestigious golf spread, the Koganei Country Club, are now trading for $2,600,000. Ads brokering membership to Koganei and a dozen other clubs requiring at least $1,000,000 can be found in golf magazines. (As with heavily armed fortresses, such as the Los Angeles Country Club or Augusta National, don't even bother to apply if you sing or act for a livin...
