Sophia Popov Wins Women's British - No 5 Year LPGA Exemption for Non-Member

[nevets88]

I didn't know about this until listening to latest No Laying Up podcast. She was playing on the Symetra Tour when she won the Women's Open, so no five year LPGA exemption. And it looks like the LPGA is not making an exception. If I'm reading it right, she'll get a two year exemption. Also, she doesn't get to play the next major.

LPGA Commissioner defends Women's Open champ's limited exemption

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Mike Whan personally addressed the controversy surrounding Sophia Popov's limited LPGA Tour exemption in a taped statement from this...

 

 

[iacas]

This is as it should be… under their rules. Mike Whan's response is well reasoned, cogent, and smart.

I suspect Mike Whan might change those regulations next year.

And she isn't playing in the ANA for the same reason Daniel Berger isn't in the 2020 Masters: he didn't qualify when they set the field back in March.

[nevets88]

When I listened to the podcast, I thought she didn't get any kind of exemption into the LPGA Tour and thought that was harsh. Now that I know she gets 2 years, at least that's something. There's a big difference between 2 and 5 though.

[Big C]

Someone needs to tell Mike Whan to cut back on the interlocking finger gestures. He went to the well a few too many times on that one. 

Other than that, I agree his reasoning is sound.

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Big C said:

Someone needs to tell Mike Whan to cut back on the interlocking finger gestures. He went to the well a few too many times on that one. 

Ha ha.