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IK Kim Gets Kudos...But Not For Winning LPGA Event
When it comes to golf writing, there are usually some stock pieces that lazy writers can just pull up in Word and replace the blanks with the winner, tournament name, venue, etc. I think there may be a new one on the horizon, though: The hey-she-can-speak-some-English piece! Cam Inman's story in...
Bivens v. Baldry: Who Looked Worse?
Courtney alerted us to the interview between Golfweek's Beth Ann Baldry and the LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens. It was conducted yesterday before the Bell Micro LPGA event in Alabama this week. There is basically no useful information in this interview. That is what makes it sad and...
English Deficiency vs. Personality Deficiency
The AP's Tim Dahlberg had a bit of a revelation the other day - pro golf can be awfully boring. I'm not sure that this is headline news to anyone, but in light of recent events in golf, Dahlberg decided to take some shots off the bow. My favorite part, though, is at the end. He talks some about...
LPGA Caves, No Suspension Penalties
From a statement from Bivens on LPGA.com today: The LPGA has received valuable feedback from a variety of constituents regarding the recently announced penalties attached to our effective communications policy. We have decided to rescind those penalty provisions. After hearing the concerns, we...
And So It Begins With the Sponsors
Last night, on LPGA on GNN, I talked about how ridiculously wrong Carolyn Bivens' assertion is that this English communication policy on Tour would be for the financial betterment of the Tour and its members in terms of sponsors. Then, this morning, I saw on Geoff Shackelford's page that I was...
Let Me Get You Another Copy of The Memo
Carolyn Bivens is really trying to get people to come around on the LPGA English policy. Somehow, she is convinced that we just don't understand it and what English means to the business of the Tour and how important it is to exploit players in pro-ams encourage players in the pro-ams to engage...
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. Bivens - per usual - is defiant in her response. I can't find the quotes I want to share on their site, but on Golf Central, the...
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