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[Charity News] On July 13, LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens resigned after it was made public during the U.S. Women’s Open that the players had banded together and called for her head. The reasoning was nothing personal, just that in the last two years, the LPGA had lost of seven tournaments.

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[William K. Wolfrum] William K. Wolfrum - Y.E. Yang's victory over Tiger Woods means ...: Carolyn Bivens believed that the South Korean domination of the LPGA Tour was bad for the game, and went as far as suggesting that all South Korean women learn and speak English so they could draw more fans and sponsors. Bivens, of course, was fired not long after.

[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] Golf | Bivens out, Evans in as LPGA boss: The announcement made during a media conference July 13 at LPGA headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla., marked the end of Bivens’ contentious four-year tenure as commissioner. A player revolt, which became public during the U.S. Open last week, resulted in a letter to the LPGA board seeking Bivens’ resignation.

[Golf.com: Tours & News] Carolyn Bivens quits as LPGA Tour commissioner | Tours & News ...: Bivens' supporters credited her with integrating another tour into the LPGA, securing ownership of the LPGA's own major tournament, upgrading the quality of courses, increasing coverage of child care, implementing the first drug-testing program in professional golf and signing new television partnerships.

[Oregon Golf News] Bivens walks away from a badly damaged LPGA - Oregon Golf News: Bivens' plan was to let many tournament contracts expire at the end of this year, thereby allowing her to uniformly implement new fee structures. That would have included charging tournaments a staging fee of $100,000, requiring events to pay the entire $68,000 for electronic scoreboards that the tour used to pay half of and to increase fees to air tournaments on television.

[The Golf Blog] The Golf Blog: Why Carolyn Bivens should not resign as LPGA ...: The LPGA is in a sad state of affairs in large part for one simple reason: Annika Sorenstam's retirement has left the LPGA without a star player with crossover appeal, and none of the up-and-coming U.S. players has lived up to her potential.

[Waggle Room] Maybe the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Should Play Events Together ...: Perhaps Anna Rawson's suggestion that the LPGA and PGA Tour host two tournaments on the same course at the same time is a good idea given how Tiger Woods is beating up on everyone. "I'm exploring the possibility.

[About.com Golf] The Bivens-LPGA Autopsy: Bivens is gone and the recriminations don’t help get the LPGA back on track to a full schedule. I can say that the mood at tournaments was awash in the sentiments expressed by people like Rosie Jones.

[Women Talk Sports | Latest News and Blog Posts] No Trade Winds for LPGA This Year | Women Talk Sports | The first ...: It's a golfer's PARADISE, for Pete's sake. And the Kapalua event gets canceled for a lack of sponsorship?

[OTB Sports] Is LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens about to be ousted? » OTB Sports: The LPGA, its Tournament Owners Association, the Board of Directors and the players all deferred comment on the matter until after the Women’s Open. Bivens did not respond to an email request for an interview nor to a message left on her cell phone.

[About.com Golf] It's Official: Bivens Out as LPGA Commish: It may be tricky for the LPGA to hire a new qualified commissioner now that it is obvious that a dozen players–professional sportswomen who earn a living playing golf–can band together to oust the person leading the business corporation. As you say, Bivens secured many lucrative deals in her tenure (and increased available child care and health benefits for players, among other things).

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Report: Players say LPGA troubles include the commissioner: Hawaii without LPGA Tour events in 2010HONOLULU ”” Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour ”” for now. The number of LPGA Tour events have dwindled from a record three in 2008 to one this season and none scheduled for next year as corporate sponsors and golf courses try to cut marketing costs amid global economic declines.

[The Golf Blog] The Golf Blog: Several LPGA Players ask LPGA Commissioner Carolyn ...: Golf World is reporting that 5 of 7 players on the LPGA Board have voted in favor of asking Commissioner Carolyn Bivens to resign. This after 15 prominent LPGA players met last week and signed a letter asking the same.

[The Golf Chick Golf Blog] The Golf Chick Golf Blog » The Commish that Saved the LPGA: With Carolyn Bivens on her way out, the LPGA needs to find someone who can pull off what Charlie did, and I suspect it won't be easy. (Hey Charlie, how about filling in while they conduct their search?) .

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