With its only global superstar eclipsed and the lacklustre American economy hurting its sponsors, professional golf should be in deep financial trouble.

全球高尔夫超级明星的陨落，加上萎靡不振的美国经济一再刺痛各赞助商，职业高尔夫运动理应陷入深层金融困境。

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The best way to improve Hopewell's economy, and generate additional tax revenues, is to build a golf course and resort hotel similar to those in Ocean View.

改善Hopewell的经济，产生更多税收的最好途径就是建立一个和Ocean View类似的高尔夫球场和度假旅馆。

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Golf had found a new story to tell, and with the economy recovering, sponsors and television partners were ready to listen.

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Developers had been looking to build hotels, golf courses and luxury homes in the area, arguing that this would boost the local economy and create jobs.

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As the U.S. economy fattened on the strength of an illusory real-estate boom, Woods was ascendant on the golf course and seemingly off of it too a fourth Masters in 2005, wins at the PGA Championship and the British Open in 2006, a fourth PGA Championship in 2007 and a third U.S. Open in 2008, plus a beautiful wife and a baby girl.

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