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...also frequently used to denote construction companies. During Japan's bubble economy in the 1980s, crime lords feasted on the lucrative real estate sector. Yakuza made a mint by intimidating residents into selling their property at below-market prices. Many gangs plowed profits into real estate projects-especially golf courses, which became one of the most mobbed-up industries in Japan. When the bubble popped and the government in the 1990s tried to spend the country back to fiscal health with massive public-works projects, the gangs siphoned off funds by delivering bribes to politicians to secure contracts for yakuza...
...holy month of Ramadan, when alcohol is particularly hard to get in Iraq, the club stockpiled so many cases of beer and wine on its roof that it began to bow inward. They managed to sell it all. The club also sells merchandise such as polo shirts, golf balls and golf towels. "If there wasn't demand for it, I wouldn't sell it," says James Thornett, 33, the Brit who owns the club. "It's not set up to make money off of misery. I'm providing a place for people to go and take their minds off what...
...Pressel's decision to practice bunker shots over drop shots at age 8 is starting to pay off. She's currently third on the 2007 LPGA money list, with $432,833, after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship this month, becoming the youngest woman, at 18, to take a golf major. Uncle Aaron holds the same record in men's pro tennis, except he was 16. "Aaron was so excited for me, and that was cute to see," says Pressel. With her ranking skyrocketing to fourth in the world, Pressel is on the cusp of greatness...
...sport would like to claim the same status. Over the past five years, an army of young talent from South Korea to South Florida has invaded the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), stealing the limelight from overtanned veterans with a splash of color, short skirts and high-flying ponytails. They've ditched the ice skates for their fathers' drivers, blasting pink balls over greens at Tiger Woods-size distances...
...palm, currently sidelined with a wrist injury, whose $20 million endorsement contracts rival those of tennis queen Maria Sharapova, even though she's spent more time trying to qualify (unsuccessfully) for men's tourneys. "These women aren't afraid to exploit their sexuality a little bit," says Rob McNamara, golf professional at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Va. "But these pinup girls can play championship-level golf, and that...