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PostPosted: 1/15/2005, 10:22 pm    Post subject: Wie in the PGA Reply with quote

i have a serious question without trying to sound sexist here. How is it that she can compete in both the PGA and LPGA?? Men can't cross over to the LPGA. If she wants to go PGA, maybe thats ok, but play both? and if she can go both, then can the bad players on the PGA go to the LPGA? Well, i know that should not happen. If they keep it seperate men and women's league, then i think is should stay seperate.

It just seems to me that in any sport that there is seperate leagues for men and women it seems to be acceptable to allow women to play vs the men, but unnacceptable for men to try to compete in the womens league.

Maybe she should be allowed to play in the PGA... but if she does, she should stick to that, not both.

I see the different sides to this but i cant figure out why its sexist to allow women to play in the PGA but men not in the LPGA. Seperate ... or equal.
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PostPosted: 1/15/2005, 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, she's not really playing in both. She doesn't hold a PGA Tour card, only an LPGA Tour card, so she isn't actively participating. She has to qualify/receive a special invitation (which is what she is getting because of all the attention it brings, which is what special invitations are typically for) to compete in a PGA Tour event.

But, I would agree that it is ... perplexing... because, like you said, men can't do it.
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PostPosted: 1/16/2005, 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i guess what it comes down to is money.... if she brings attention that counts as more money. Also, if they "denied" her from coming, it would prob be bad publicity.
$$$ controls everything i guess now
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PostPosted: 1/16/2005, 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not really. But, it is what special invitations were created for. Generally, to invite interesting, attention getting players to bring attention to and enhance the event.
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