And knowing the Russians, they will be serious in developing serious golfers.

He's a serious golfer, and he hits the ball quite far, actually.

"Yeah, for the less serious golfer," he said, laughing.

"I was a serious golfer," he said, "but my game is just not there anymore."

But price may be no object to the serious golfer looking to improve driving distance or short putts.

Last year, he said, 63 percent of serious golfers said they planned to buy custom clubs for their next set of irons.

For the serious or casual golfer, there is one of Southeast Asia's more quixotic 18-hole courses.

New Canaan, may yet get a public course, albeit a 9-hole one, which serious golfers may find less than satisfactory.

It is a very challenging course and has been appreciated by serious golfers from the region.

His wife, Margaret, a serious golfer, remains at their home (on a golf course) in Kansas City.