DAMASCUS, Syria — Members of the Cham Golf & Country Club are the first to admit that golf remains something of a mystery to most Syrians. Hence a photocopied handout detailing the physical attributes of the only golf course in Syria includes a brief summary of the sport. "The principle of the Golf game is based on putting the ball in the hole," the English version reads in part. "The player begins from a specified place called (Tee) till the arrival of the ball to the (Green) in which the hole is located." This being the Middle East, statistics about...
