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The State of Golf in Saudi Arabia

  
      Beige fairways
         the color of camels

      Surrounded by sandy hills
         of the hump-backed mammals

       Such was the state of golf in Saudi Arabia
          where ‘water hazards’ were filled with oil
             and the withering heat your whole game spoiled

       But all that was before Prince Mohammed bin Salman
       For modernizing his country is what he’s bent on
              He imported acres and acres of grass
              Built golf courses truly first-class
       Today, ‘camel-races’ are what the golfers bet on
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
December 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
appreciate the golf history and the humor at the end. Bill & I love playing golf, but we won't be traveling to Saudi Arabia to golf....past our traveling and golfing prime
Maverick Avatar
December 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It seems a 'great gulf' has been fixed.' Between two sports.? Out there where It used to be sticks.' Each step of each That play, is prone to shimmer and sway, i now feel dizzy, maybe i need the Pool and salt licks.?
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