More on the LPGA

This article by Tod Leonard outlines the LPGA situation far better than my piece of 28 August. He touches on many of the problems and the missteps (a.k.a. the Bivens Effect), but ultimately illustrates why the LPGA Tour must recover and succeed. These two excerpts highlight the strengths of the Tour -- the players:

Through the troubles, the players forge on, doing their best to overcome the issues that are out of their control. Sirak of Golf World said they remain the most fan-, sponsor- and media-friendly athletes on the planet.

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“It blows my mind how good we are,” Inkster said, “and how much we still have to work to get to where we're at. The guys (on the PGA Tour) wouldn't last a week doing what we do.”