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[Lone Star Mets :: A New York Mets Blog] Labor of Love: We’re mentioning it because of the fuss caused last week by the LPGA Tour, which issued a “speak it or leave it” order to the non- English-speaking players on the Tour.

[EthnicMajority] Asian American Justice Center organizes boycott of LPGA for ...: - The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) urges the LPGA sponsors to withdraw support of the Tour until the English proficiency policy is retracted. The LPGA will require all players to be proficient in English starting in 2009 and those who cannot pass an oral evaluation of English skills face suspension from the Tour.

 [Ruminations from the Cart Barn] LPGA’s Speak English policy isn’t as bad as you think; it’s worse: By requiring all of its non-English speaking players to learn the language within two years or face suspension, the LPGA has found itself in maybe the biggest public relations nightmare since, since, since …..oh yeah, since LPGA Commissioner Caroline Bivens tried to manipulate the media at an event in Hawaii. If you look up the word bungle in the dictionary, there should be at least one reference to the LPGA, now maybe two.

 [Robin Meade Blog] LPGA says “Learn English or leave.” Rough.: The LPGA is venturing into uncharted waters””making all of its players learn English if they want to play golf. Starting next year, players will go through an “oral evaluation” and unless they can carry on a “reasonable”

[Sports Blogs :: All Sports, All Blogs, All The Time] Waggle Room :: LPGA English Requirement Round Up: Caught a couple of items coming back from vacation on this and wanted to follow up. First, Golfweek is all over it this week and has an interview with Carolyn Bivens.

 [Joline's Blog] October 2008: Kapalua LPGA Classic: The Ladies Professional Golf Association's (LPGA) third Hawaiian Tour 72-hole tournament event is scheduled for October 13 - 19 2008 on the Arnold Palmer/Francis Duane designed Bay Course at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii.

 [Chicagoland Golf blog -- Phil Kosin's Worm Castings] LPGA Tour to be ”˜all-English’ starting next year: Or maybe she’s one of thousands across the country that are regular readers of this Worm Castings blog, where I have made the point several times that an LPGA Tour heavy with Asian players who do not speak English will never sell to US .

[Sports Blogs :: All Sports, All Blogs, All The Time] Mr. Fairway :: The Berlitz LPGA Tour: What else can they be thinking with the announcement that the womenâ€â™s tour is requiring its members to learn and speak English by the end of 2009 or risk losing their playing privileges? All players who have been on the LPGA Tour for .

 [ballhype - All Sports News, Videos, and Blogs] LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English ...: LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English - Golf The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply. The new requirement, first reported by .

 [ProgolferDigest - The Golf Blog by Junger Woods] LPGA Tells Players they must speak English!: If you simply cannot stand all the Swedes and Korean stars that are taking over the LPGA, quit your job and do something else but don’t tell me you are going to stump on some of the best international LPGA players’ faces by telling them you can’t play if you can’t speak English.  Don’t waste my fuckin’

 [Buzz Managerâ™ Blog] Blog In-Depth: LPGA implements rule on English proficiency: Some individuals thought it was a bad move for the LPGA and that they could have found ways to enhance marketability and player development besides a language requirement. Along the same lines, some thought that if speaking English was truly in the best interests of the golfer career-wise, she would choose to learn some English on her own and the rule is unnecessary.

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