Golf Sports Blog > LPGA Backs Down From English-Only Policy

Golf FanHouse[Golf FanHouse] I think next time LPGA would say female player has to wear mini-skirt or bikini to play golf. Or some foreign players are too ugly and they need plastic surgery to get to play on tour.

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ClubHusband.com - Daily Dose of Wisdomhttp://blog.clubhusband.com/2008/07/lpga-doesnt-want-to-be-major-player.html [ClubHusband.com - Daily Dose of Wisdom] LPGA doesn't want to be a major player - Michele Wie disqualified: The 2008 LPGA Rules of Play define the scoring area as the roped area defining the boundary of the scoring tent. Supplementary rules of play stipulate that the scoring area boundary may instead be defined by a white line, which has the effect of decreasing the size of the scoring area.

Feministe[Feministe] Xenophobia Rears its Ugly Head in All Sorts of Places: I don’t know whether the LPGA is as strict, but the men’s tour will disqualify players for the week if they try to get out of playing in the pro-am, and the acceptable list of valid excuses is very, very limited. If the big sponsors and pro-am high rollers didn’t complain, this would be a non-issue.

The Roomhttp://www.236.com/blog/w/lloyd_garver/leave_sports_alone_8602.php [The Room] Leave Sports Alone: There are some 120 foreign-born professional golfers playing in the LPGA -the governing body of women's golf. The biggest foreign contingent is from South Korea, and the "learn English or else" policy just so happened to have been announced at a meeting with the South Korean players.

Golf Swing Home[Golf Swing Home] Xenophobia Rears its Ugly Head in All Sorts of Places - Feministe: Xenophobia Rears its Ugly Head in All Sorts of Places Feministe - 3 hours ago The LPGA and the other professional golf tours, unlike professional team sports, are dependent on their relationships with corporate sponsors for their ”¦ .

Tees2Greenshttp://www.tees2greens.com/blogs/golf_international/archive/2008/05/07/michelle-wie-set-for-lpga-return.aspx [Tees2Greens] Michelle Wie Set for LPGA Return: Michelle Wie, nursing a sprained left wrist the past two months, will play her first tournament since February starting Thursday here at the 2.2 million-dollar LPGA Michelob Ultra Open.

TO Sports[TO Sports] YOU WISH YOU WROTE IT!: The “brainiacs” who run the LPGA are dangerously teeter-tottering on Racism with their recent demands to have all golfers speak English or face suspension. This has gotta be the dumbest thing I have ever heard!

Weceedee[Weceedee] Ochoa becomes LPGA’s 1st in 45 years to win 4 straight weeks: After all, this was to deserve dell’ a new celebration. 8. The world’ the player of s not. No probability. 26 Ochoa years have been well to the first player of LPGATour during 45 years in order to gain four tornei in successive weeks. ...

Danielnieves[Danielnieves] Ochoa becomes LPGA’s 1st in 45 years to win 4 straight weeks: 26 Ochoa years have been well to the first player of LPGATour during 45 years in order to gain four tornei in successive weeks. It’ s hardly the life of sense is.

Sarahjlee[Sarahjlee] Ochoa becomes LPGA’s 1st in 45 years to win 4 straight weeks: 26 Ochoa years have been well to the first player of LPGATour during 45 years in order to gain four tornei in successive weeks. It’ s be a blessing, knowledge, ” Ochoa has said.

Latest Golf News[Latest Golf News] The LPGA heats up for summer: Among the many reasons to prefer the LPGA to the PGA Tour is because the best women always seem to be in the mix at the most important events, as opposed to the other tour, where entire seasons can go by without a meaningful battle of the big boys. Last week's duel between would-be fifth majors was a case in point.

The Sports Pointhttp://www.thesportspoint.net/2008/08/wednesday-blog-podge_27.html [The Sports Point] Wednesday Blog Podge: This whole LPGA forcing the players to learn English issue could get real ugly (if it hasn't already). (Golf Girl) NFL moms have been axed from those Campbell Soup ads.

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GolfGalhttp://www.golfforwomen.com/magazine/blogs/golfgal/2008/07/big-break-kaa-3.html [GolfGal] Big Break Ka'anapali - Episode 11: Tina's Take On Lori's Loss: 1) Tournament exemption on the LPGA Tour 2) All entry fees for the 2009 Duramed FUTURES Tour waived 3) Adams Golf endorsement contract, including $10000 cash 4) BMW Z4 Coupe which comes with a tour of the manufacturing plant and a full .

Golf Crazy Blog[Golf Crazy Blog] Nicklaus receives PGA Tour's lifetime achievement award Jack ...: Among the many reasons to prefer the LPGA to the PGA Tour is because the best women always seem to be in the mix at the most important events, as opposed to the other tour, where entire seasons can go by without a meaningful battle of the big boys. Last week's duel between would-be fifth majors was a case in point.

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