Golf

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Golf. An Olympic sport or a test of character and way of life? Quentin Letts returns with a new series questioning the point of British obsessions and institutions. Nearly four million of us play golf every year, one in every five hundred jobs is linked to the game and it's worth over 4 billion pounds to the economy. What is it about hitting a ball with a stick that is so compelling? Quentin Letts travels to St Andrews, the Home of Golf, for a meeting with the Games governing body, the R and A; enjoys a drink with pilgrims in the Dunvegan arms and a golf lesson. (He's quite good. ) Producer: Rosie Dawson.