The bunkers on Beirut’s golf course are in the crosshairs
Still, hazards off the fairway are no excuse for slow play
There are a handful of gaps on the honours board at the Golf Club of Lebanon in Beirut, the capital. One is for 1982, when Israel’s army bulldozed the fairways during its siege of Beirut. The other blank entries hark back to the civil war. This is Lebanon’s only golf course. With the war drums banging, it once again finds itself the centre of attention.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Teeing off in Beirut”
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