I am not going to opine any more on Carolyn Bivens' tenuous tenure until we get through the US Women's Open or she resigns - whatever comes first.  But, I did want to provide you with some links of the opinions of others who offer something extra to the topic.

First, Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor entertain the possibility of who could replace Bivens in their weekly video called Barely In Bounds.

Next, Garry Smits is reporting that LPGA Hall of Famers Carol Mann and Louise Suggs have Biv's back and are upset with the players' calls for her ouster.

Mann reiterated what a number of media have said: the timing of the letter was poor, should have happened sooner, and now serves as a distraction for the biggest women's event of the year.

"They should have their heads examined," Mann said. "For them to do this, the week before the U.S. Open, is sabotage. The timing of what they're doing is one of the most in inappropriate things I've ever seen."

Steve Elling called out Cristie Kerr the other day for not defending her reported signing of the no-confidence letter to the LPGA Tour board.  He follows that up with a great piece that defines and frames several issues within the controversy.

• What took the players so long?  Was it because Carolyn is the first female LPGA Tour Commissioner?
• Why is Bivens digging in for a long, protracted fight that will make the Tour look bad when Fay Vincent stepped down as MLB Commish in 1992 after a similar no-confidence vote?

Why is Bivens always missing from the microphone when controversy erupts around her?  As Libba Galloway of the LPGA said, "I drew the long straw."

Elling also catches up with Dottie Pepper, who sees the LPGA situation as I do: being comparable to the Champions Tour.  And they're doing just fine.

Finally, I link to USA Today's Christine Brennan.  Not because she really adds anything new to the report - hell, she doesn't really cover golf and I disagree with her on almost everything.  But, she makes an interesting suggestion about who should come behind Bivens.  Namely, Nancy Lopez.

If Bivens goes, the LPGA should pick a qualified businesswoman to lead the tour, with this twist: It also should hire Nancy Lopez. Still one of the most famous women in sports, Lopez isn't a business whiz, but she is golf's quintessential goodwill ambassador. Just last week, she paid her own way to go to the Farr Classic to spend time with anxious sponsors and players. The LPGA should hire her to be the new old face of the tour, with the title of commissioner or president or chairperson, then hire a CEO to run the tour.

Interestingly enough, I was having a phone coversation on this topic yesterday and brought up the idea of hiring a current or former player to take this kind of "face of the tour" role and then hire a businessperson to run things in the background.  My name was Juli Inkster.  But, Nancy Lopez could do just as well.