In his own words...

Editor's note: Ken Chu, 38, is the new chairman and CEO of Mission Hills Group and the son of David Chu, who founded the group in 1992.

When I graduated from the University of Western Ontario at the age of 21, the first thing my father said was: "Now that you've finished university, you need to enter the college of society, which is actual day-to-day life. You must work twice as hard: no pain no gain."

For 20 years, we've been writing a new history for China's golf development, from golf course one, two, all the way to 10 and now 22 courses. There is nobody that has done this in the world before - but my father did it. All these years he led his team to grow the golf and leisure industry in China.