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Mike Whan Introduced as Next LPGA Commissioner
Mike Whan was introduced today as the next LPGA Commissioner, set to take the job from interim commish Marty Evans in January. The press conference was held at Madison Square Garden with several principals involved in the search for a new commissioner. Whan and acting commissioner Evans were...
Michael Whan, It's Time to Update Your LinkedIn Page
Mike, I know that you've got a LOT to do in the coming days and weeks, but just take a few seconds to head on over to LinkedIn. After all, as every person in their 20s knows: nothing is official unless it's documented on Facebook or LinkedIn. (Click picture to view full size.)
BREAKING: Who is the Next LPGA Commish? It's Michael Whan.
Sports Business Journal's Jon Show - all over everything golf business - tweeted that his sources indicate an announcement on the LPGA Tour commissioner position tonight or tomorrow. Well, if it's not Pete Bevacqua, then what is the LPGA's loss is the USGA's retained gain. And I was wrong in...
I Wanna Throw My Name in the Ole LPGA Commish Hat
The LPGA commissioner search has been an odyssey of name dropping and names dropping out from contention for the job that seemingly no one wants. A couple more names dropped out this week, according to Golfweek, over salary demands and interest in the big task ahead. The man that remains as the...
Welcome to The Prognosticator: Telling Golf's Future
Here at Waggle Room, I'm always trying to create a new segment that's fun and informational - creating what is known as infotainment. Well, this is the latest attempt. Welcome to The Prognosticator. It's a weekly segment where I try to predict three future happenings in golf based upon...
We're Getting Closer to the New LPGA Commissioner
Ron Sirak is reporting that the LPGA Tour has nailed down their search for a permanent commissioner down to two folks. One is WNBA President Donna Orender. The other is the USGA's Chief Business Officer Pete Bevacqua. Orender is a former VP with the PGA Tour before moving to the sinking ship that...
UPDATE: Who Wants to Be the Next LPGA Tour Commissioner?
ABC is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Regis Philbin saving their network by having an eleven night reprisal of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for the next couple of weeks. As a game show junkie, I'm pretty excited about that. I'm also excited to see the results of the search for the next...
The LPGA Tour Has Been Here Before: The Story of Charlie Mechem
It was 1991. The LPGA Tour had just fired its Commissioner, William Blue, after less than two years on the job. Blue, like now-gone Commissioner Carolyn Bivens, had worked in his previous job as a marketing executive with no sports experience. His "heavy-handed" approach - a label applied often...
LPGA Announces Marsha Evans as Acting Commissioner
Golf.com's Anne Skezer is reporting that LPGA Board of Director member, Rear Admiral Marsha Evans, has been named interim commissioner of the Tour. Further, Annika Sorenstam will act as a board advisor. "Obviously, I will do everything possible to ensure that the LPGA remains the pre-eminent...
Here's What I Would Do If I Were LPGA Commissioner
As Caddy Larry first reported on Sunday - and later reporting has seemingly confirmed - LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens may well be out of a job soon. The Associated Press has confirmed that several prominent players have likely signed their names to a letter calling for Bivens' resignation. ...
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