6/7 Screen Golf

DIALOG>> I made a hole-in-one yesterday!

A: Guess what I did yesterday!
B: What did you do?
A: I made a hole-in-one yesterday!
B: Get out of here!
A: I'm serious!
B: You probably played some screen golf last night.
* Get out of here, = no way, 설마, 말도안돼.


RESPONSE>> Talk about screen golf in Korea.

You can enjoy playing golf in Korea without breaking your wallet.
* break one's wallet: 돈을 많이 쓰다
ex> I can take swimming lessons without breaking my wallet.

Golf is considered to be an expensive pastime here but now people can enjoy golf at a fraction of the normal cost.
* pastime: 여가 생활, 취미
* at a fraction of the normal cost: 기존 비용보다 훨씬 저렴하게
ex> Persian Gulf region is considered to be the most dangerous area in the world.
ex> If you use outlet stores, you can buy things at a fraction of the normal cost.

This sport is called screen golf. It's actually a computer-stimulated golf game played on the screen.

In Korea, real golf courses are very expensive and overcrowded and that's why screen golf is gaining huge popularity here.
* gain popularity: 인기를 얻다
ex> K-Pop is gaining enormous popularity in Europe.

Simulated golf has been around for years but it didn't appeal to amateur golfers in the beginning.
ex> I've been around the IT business for a long time.
ex> His paintings weren't popular in the beginning.

It just couldn't simulate the actual golf experience.

However, Korea's advanced IT technology has made this virtual-reality golf very close to the real games.

So, what do you prefer? Screen golf or real thing?


@ What is your golf handicap?  골프 핸디캡이 얼마나 돼?

1. Writing names in red ink is considered to be a bad luck.
2. You can watch a movie at a fraction of the normal cost in the morning.
3. Yoga is gaining huge popularity these days.
4. You didn't want to go in the beginning.