| From Paris to Mumbai to Portland, golfers are learning to play on pavement. Modern street golf emerged in the 1990s—notably in Germany and India—and has since spread across Europe and into the United States. In each city, the sport takes on slightly different forms, but its underlying attraction of providing an inexpensive and accessible way to play is universal.
Ahead of World Urban Golf Day on Sept. 9, Golf Digest writer Drew Powell recently traveled to Paris to learn more about the emerging sport and play a round with world champion street golfer Eric Nguyen Khac, who designed France’s first permanent street golf course. Is your city next? |
