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An Update on the Financial Health of the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour has been spotlighted on Golfweek's website quite a bit in the last week or so. First, it was Gene Yasuda's look at what the LPGA Tour is doing to ride out the financial and economic storm it faces. Then, Adam Schupak penned a profile of LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens. via...
Dottie Pepper Isn't Happy With the New LPGA TV Deals
Dottie Pepper is outspoken. That's an understatement. For some, that makes her appealing and I'm one of those people. She is still developing as a broadcaster, but I respect people who can speak their mind. Dottie has a column on golf.com about the LPGA's new television deals in Korea and the...
Goodbye SBS Open, Hello J Golf Classic!
As you may know, the LPGA Tour recently signed a new Korean broadcasting agreement. The agreement was with J Golf, ending a fifteen year relationship with Seoul Broadcasting System. SBS is also a title sponsor of this week's season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay. The folks at SBS said that they...
The 19th Hole Golf Show - 2/11/09
On this week's episode: We kick off the show by talking about the LPGA Tour, its opening event in Hawaii, and how a new TV deal will likely spell the end of the event. Then, Ryan speaks with the Tournament Director of the Northern Trust Open, Tom Pulchinski, about the event, Riviera, the...
Good Night, SBS Open. Hello New LPGA TV Deal!
Ron Sirak broke the news last night - at least according to the Golf World email that I received - that the LPGA has brokered a new Korean TV deal. The current partner Seoul Broadcasting System, sponsor of this week's SBS Open at Turtle Bay, did not get the deal. Instead J Golf, a subsidiary of...
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