I believe it is irresponsible for the LPGA to allow players to play on it's tour without having gone to or being the age of a college graduate. Let me give you a few examples. Of the top 100 golfers on the LPGA money list about 40 are Asian and 60 are from the rest of the world. Of those 60 non Asian born players, 26 went to college and approximately 16 received their college degree. So 16 college degrees out of 60 players.
Those college degrees however are predominantly made up of Communications, Exercise Science, and Sports and Entertainment Management. These are the very same majors that Major College football teams use to keep their players eligible. Yes pretty much basket weaving one and two.
No consider the like of Meaghan Francella who is a mediocre golfer middle of the road player can't seem to put any consistency together but a great great girl none the less regardless of her sexual preferences. She has a Communications Degree from UNC I believe(yes went to Memphis and transferred)and has zero marketable skills and has maybe another year on tour. What will happen to her?????I think it's the LPGA's responsibility if they are going to reap the benefits of these players that they educate them in the process.
A high percentage of these girls won't survive on tour more than a couple years and barley make any money. We need to either show them how to work hard and compete or educate them in case they can't!!!!
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