Comments on: Volume One Hundred Forty One http://thesandtrap.com/columns/hittin_the_links/volume_one_hundred_forty_one Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul http://thesandtrap.com/columns/hittin_the_links/volume_one_hundred_forty_one#comment-10567 Paul Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:44:52 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=2318#comment-10567 Or are we reduced to a stream of articles in the future as well that starts out by reading...'Now that Tiger is not playing...' I should be ashamed to read an article that starts out like that were I a PGA Tour player. Or are we reduced to a stream of articles in the future as well that starts out by reading...'Now that Tiger is not playing...'

I should be ashamed to read an article that starts out like that were I a PGA Tour player.

]]> By: Paul http://thesandtrap.com/columns/hittin_the_links/volume_one_hundred_forty_one#comment-10566 Paul Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:42:43 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/?p=2318#comment-10566 The question I would like the industry to answer is why do dominant players arise. Both Tiger and Ochoa are dominant in their respective tours. Both are very talented and perhaps much more talented that their peers, but they also work hard. But does the PGA or the LPGA attempt to build up better fields. For example golf is becoming more and more expensive to play. The PGA says it gave away a billion dollars to charity, but did they give anything to golf courses to reduce the cost of playing golf. Tiger was able to play golf, I think because his father was in the Navy and could play on naval courses possibly at a subsidized rate, I could be wrong about this. What is the PGA, the LPGA and the USGA doing to reduce the cost of playing golf, to broaden the scope of golf for kids. I know of the first tee program, but does it help to reduce the total cost of playing golf for anyone in the USA. Would you consider an article around that and can we both as players of this wonderful game and just as citizens, not put pressure on the PGA commissioner (who gets paid some 4 or 5 million dollars) to answer this question. The question I would like the industry to answer is why do dominant players arise. Both Tiger and Ochoa are dominant in their respective tours. Both are very talented and perhaps much more talented that their peers, but they also work hard.

But does the PGA or the LPGA attempt to build up better fields. For example golf is becoming more and more expensive to play. The PGA says it gave away a billion dollars to charity, but did they give anything to golf courses to reduce the cost of playing golf.

Tiger was able to play golf, I think because his father was in the Navy and could play on naval courses possibly at a subsidized rate, I could be wrong about this.

What is the PGA, the LPGA and the USGA doing to reduce the cost of playing golf, to broaden the scope of golf for kids. I know of the first tee program, but does it help to reduce the total cost of playing golf for anyone in the USA.

Would you consider an article around that and can we both as players of this wonderful game and just as citizens, not put pressure on the PGA commissioner (who gets paid some 4 or 5 million dollars) to answer this question.

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