On March 27, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, his twin brother Mark, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko began a historic year aboard the International Space Station. Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) has posted selfies and Earth pics via Twitter every day since arriving at the ISS. This Year-In-Space photo diary began with this tweet:
Today he posted this image of golf courses in Taiwan:
Golf has become increasingly popular in Taiwan. Currently there are more than 70 golf courses on the island that covers an area of 13,892 sq. miles. For a comparison that's slightly larger than the state of Maryland. Here are the top 10 courses in Taiwan from our ranking of Best Golf Courses In 205 Countries:
1.) Sunrise G.& C.C., Yangmei
2.) Miramar G.& C.C., Lin Kuo (pictured)
3.) Ta Shee Resort, Taoyuan
4.) Taiwan G.& C.C., Tamsui (Taiwan's first golf course)
5.) Yung Han G.C., Taoyuan (pictured)
6.) Nan Fong G.C., Nantou
7.) National G.C.C., Yuanli
8.) North Bay C.C., Shih Mem
9.) Kaoshiung G.& C.C., Kaoshiung
10.) Tong Hwa G.C., Lin Kou (pictured)
Golf is also popular with Scott Kelly. On Masters Sunday he attempted to get a satellite view of Augusta National GC:
Apparently he follows the PGA Tour. For more updates and satellite photos follow @StationCDRKelly and the International Space Station @Space_Station.
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