I know that i have been pretty negative about the LPGA lately and I honestly don't mean to be that way. I love the LPGA, I think it's a great mix of personalities and cultures and is just a wonderful institution. The reason I'm so hard on the tour is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I'm trying to squeak loud enough so that they (the LPGA) pull their collective heads out of their arses and realize what a tremendous product they could produce. My reasoning for being negative is this. When a plan flies from JFK to LAX and lands safely, you never hear about but if there is a problem it's all over the news. Well if the Tour was being run correctly, and the quality of the golf was improving and sponsors were lining up (like the PGA Tour) then you would hardly hear about this but this is not the case!
I would like to see many changes on the LPGA Tour an i believe all of them are feasible and can be done with really minimum financial output. Here is my list.
1. First and foremost, the many very marginal players on the tour are blocking better players from tournaments. Do away with any rules that prevent your tournament fields from having the very best players.
2. Ban your golfers from twitter, They are embarrassing themselves and the tour!
3. You need to embrace the Asian players and the great sponsors they bring with them.
4. Report you game honestly, Your adding fictitious yardages to your courses and there is no need to mislead people. We know these are not men and don't expect them to be.
5. DO NOT ALLOW QUESTIONABLE ACTIVITIES for the sake of publicity
6. Make your Golfers get educations
7. Stupid choices for publicity need to be axed. For instance playing the US. Open on they same course as the men(3 days later) with out time to repair the course. I wouldn't want to hit every other shot out of a divot at the US. Open when the course should be expected to be in pristine condition. Not to mention people have just see the men play it and won't believe how much easier it is when the women play it. Why, because you have been fudging yardages!!!!!!
8. Don't put all your hopes on Michelle Wie, it's not fair to her and you will be disappointed.
9. Please, secure a TV contract so you can at least compete with the senior tour. Until people can watch your game live it will never prosper.
10. Select a new Board of directors that have a real interest in the tour. They have done a terrible job and need replaced.
11. Control your members, you can not have shameless self promotion by your golfers that undermines the fabric of what your trying to promote.
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