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[Waggle Room] As for the benefits the PGA would accrue from such a deal, surely the men’s tour has no worries about the nearly non-existent competition for viewership from women’s golf, which barely moves the needle now. Not sure, either, how the LPGA -- which lost a huge sponsor for 2012 when State Farm pulled out -- offers "enormous growth potential," as Sirak said, or why TV execs would be geared up to televise co-ed events.

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[Pennsylvania Sports] PGA Tour, LPGA could have easier path to 'cooperative arrangement ...: Sirak noted the LPGA "could benefit from both the big pockets of the PGA Tour and from the ways in which it could structure added-value title sponsorship deals." Some PGA Tour sponsors "could take on LPGA events for a little more money, and the fact the PGA Tour would use its various promotional platforms to market the LPGA would help get the message out about how much talent there is in women's golf."

[The Downhill Lie] The Picks: LPGA Tour & PGA Tour « The Downhill Lie: Here are my picks from this week’s PGA Tour event ”” the Transitions Championship ”” and the LPGA Tour event ”” Founders Cup. See who I think will be at the top of the leaderboard on Day 4 and who might surprise the field.

[oobgolf] Possible PGA-LPGA Future Deal?: They now see the enormous benefits the LPGA could reap from a relationship with the PGA Tour, not the least of which would be keeping the U.S.-based tour from being absorbed by the women's tours in Asia. Also, they say, the decreasing number of full-field events -- there are only 10 full-field non-majors this year, including the Founders Cup with no prize money -- shuts out second-tier players, something they say will hurt the growth of women's golf and the tour.It's no secret the current business model of the LPGA is struggling.

[The Golf Chick Golf Blog] The Golf Chick Golf Blog » Potential LPGA / PGA Partnership ...: LOL - the word is still that the PGA Tour is considering bringing the LPGA under its flag to help with tournament sponsors, and other financial needs. Look out !

[Women Talk Sports | Latest News and Blog Posts] Will the LPGA join forces with the PGA? | Women's Sports Blog ...: Furthermore, if TV broadcasters are signing one deal with the PGA tour that will cover the broadcasting rights of both the PGA and  LPGA tour, and the PGA tour clearly has events far more often, what will happen to the women's tournament when there is a men's tournament on at the same time? I understand that currently the LPGA and PGA tour both have similar deals with the golf channel which results in many of the women's tournaments being tape-delayed, but joining forces with the PGA tour will not solve this problem.

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[orlysmudio] orlysmudio - LPGA, PGA players plan to route charity dollars to Japan: Over on the PGA side, Wei Under Par reports that Ryuji Imada has committed to donating $1000 per birdie this weekend to the cause, and made a handwritten appeal to his fellow tour pros to do the same. The note: Dear Players, .

[ClubSG] Possible PGA-LPGA Future Deal?: They now see the enormous benefits the LPGA could reap from a relationship with the PGA Tour, not the least of which would be keeping the U.S.-based tour from being absorbed by the women's tours in Asia. Also, they say, the decreasing number of full-field events -- there are only 10 full-field non-majors this year, including the Founders Cup with no prize money -- shuts out second-tier players, something they say will hurt the growth of women's golf and the tour.It's no secret the current business model of the LPGA is struggling.

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[The Ultimate Golf Blog] Sirak: Back On The Table?: 3 million purse would go to the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program, a very worthy grow-the-game initiative. But after a mini-rebellion led by Paula Creamer and a few other big-name players, the purse was cut to million and it was decided that half would go the Girls Golf program and the other half to charities designated by the top-10 finishers this week at Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort &

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