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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (92623)	10/5/2001 8:44:00 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (3) of 132070

KT - thetimes.co.uk "Driving test deters German golfers FROM ALLAN HALL IN BERLIN GERMAN golfers want to change a law that requires would-be players to qualify for a licence before they can tee off. Germany is believed to be the only country in the world that makes golfers sit a written test and pay up to £700 in tuition fees to gain the licence...." "...The test also involves driving, chipping and putting and playing 18 holes in no more than 108 strokes. Only then does a candidate gain the Platzreife — a word derived from the German for “place” and “ripe”, meaning he or she is ripe for a place on a course. “It is idiotic and it is time it came to an end,” said Christian Schulten, from Stuttgart, who is part of a coalition of clubs, individuals and business people who are seeking to change the 40-year-old law. Germany’s two biggest golf associations want to keep the system. The Verein Clubloser Golfspieler said: “One cannot have amateurs hacking up the fairways.” ..." Regards, Don

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