LPGA adding a FIFTH Major?

[topspin4hand]

I just read that the Ladies will now be getting a 5th major.  The Evian Masters will be moved to the Fall and will now be considered a major. I'm all for supporting the LPGA's efforts to keep $$$ and events, but my first thought on this move is that it could skew/ruin historical stats now [I know the Kraft Nabisco major is only 28 years old].  Definitely a sign that the LPGA will have to be truly global to survive at the level of sponsorship they desire -- we'll see how much more the PGA has to move its borders down the line.

[deasy55]

I hope the mens game sticks at the 4. The Women and the Seniors will now have 5.

[iacas]

So long as they're not retroactively considered majors, that's fine, because in no way does Natalie Gulbis deserve to be called a "major winner." :-P

[jamo]

I wonder if they past winners will be retroactively called major champions? Major champion Natalie Gulbis? 2-time major winner Paula Creamer? Ai Miyazato would have won her first major without even knowing it. Then again, the LPGA does have a history of monkeying with what is a major and what isn't.

[Shindig]

My understanding of the Evian Masters is that it's already considered a major by the LET, but not the LPGA. Am I off on this?

[jamo]

My understanding of the Evian Masters is that it's already considered a major by the LET, but not the LPGA. Am I off on this?

I know the Canadian Open (or at that time the du Maurier Classic) used to be like that, but I don't know about the Evian.

[turtleback]

IMO real majors become majors by years of tradition leading to a general consensus, not by designating events as majors.  That is the fundamental flaw with bot the LPGA majors and the Champions tour majors.  They also should never have a sponsor's name as part of the title of the tournament.  Again, IMO.