A British study tells us that women should bare 40 percent of their skin to maximize their chances of attracting men to them.  The good folks (namely, four female researchers) at the University of Leeds conducted a study by observing women at one of Leeds' biggest nightclubs and tape recording the number of interactions each woman had with men.  Then, they compared the tone and frequency of those interactions - "Hey, baby, wanna dance?" - with how much skin each woman was showing.

The magic formula for attracting men?  Showing 40% of the female body.  No more, no less.  The ladies who revealed 40% did twice as well as women who showed less.  But, sluttin' it up and showing more than that also turned men off. 

So, maybe there's some application here to the good ole LPGA Five Points of Celebrity and using sex appeal to bring men into the sport.  Ok, University of Leeds, what's 40% of female skin?

Well, according to the study article published in the Guardian: "Each arm accounted for 10 per cent of the body, each leg for 15 per cent and the torso for 50 per cent. "

That means a "pass" then on bikini golf?  Ok, fine, but it seems wildly popular in Japan.  Just saying.

To get to that 40% number, though, is really tough with this equation.  Two legs and one arm equals 40%.  Judging from Antawn Jamison's one sleeve top the other night in DC, that could be done, but I don't think would work well for golf or for any woman.

Two arms and one leg falls kinda short of the mark.  And nothing screams "stripper!" more than that kind of outfit.

Alas, the researchers clear everything up: "Show some leg, show some arm, but not any more than that."

In other words, the ladies of the LPGA should always wear short sleeve shirts and reasonable length shorts or skirts?! 

Wait!  Not all is lost.  I think there's a crucial part of the study that I missed.  The research team said that the women that did the best in the club were those that showed the 40% skin AND wore tight clothing AND danced provocatively.

I can only think of girls on the LPGA Tour that do the first two parts.  But I have never seen any kind of provocative dancing at an LPGA Tour event.  That is, unless you consider the Solheim Cup butt bumps provocative.