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I feel the LPGA is missing something with their schedule. Why do they compete with the men? I don't know about all of you, but I get enough golf on the weekends with all the mens tours. And if I do watch the women, I'm only watching to see the handful of attractive women on tour. I think the LPGA needs to do 2 things with their schedule: 1, start their tournaments on a monday and 2, start their season after the FedEx Cup and play in the warm states, hitting all college campuses. Their goal should be to get every tournament like the PGA's WM Phoenix Open 16th hole. Fraternities and Sororities are always looking for social events and this would be a perfect fit. I hate to say this but they need to make it a party. Live bands on the weekends during the pro ams and practice rounds. Sell drink packages. Make it fun.

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I think the LPGA would much rather make the money they do the way they do it than do what you are recommending. I watch their majors, usually, but I think their biggest problem is that their most well-known players don't win a whole lot.

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I think the LPGA would much rather make the money they do the way they do it than do what you are recommending.


No shit ... it's a non-issue

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I watch their majors, usually, but I think their biggest problem is that their most well-known players don't win a whole lot.

You mean their hottest hotties don't win a lot.

Meh ... I still watch.

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Yeah, people are going to watch a golf tournament that starts on Monday. The problem facing the LPGA is the same thing facing all other womens' sports: people think its a joke and they just dont care.

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I think their main group of viewers are either, enthusiasts (TST...ish), women, and...dare I say it... perverts.

The proposal that the OP has generally degrades the LPGA to an exhibition of scantily clad women playing golf with a drunken gallery of pervs lurking on the other side of the ropes.

I'm not sure that's what they are shooting for.

But I'm not saying it wouldn't be fun.

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Originally Posted by xxsoultonesxx

I think their main group of viewers are either, enthusiasts (TST...ish), women, and...dare I say it... perverts.



How do you differentiate from column A and column C?

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The problem is all the good American players don't win so people in America people can't get into it. I think Yani Tseng is an amazing player she may end up being one the greatest female players of all time, in fact she probably is already. The one issue is american fans haven't connected with her like they did with Annika and Lorena so she can't carry the tour. I think they need to move the majority of their schedule to Asia since they would have an easier time with sponsors and draw bigger crowds. The tour is primarily dominated by good Asian players but I think that they are not as animated and some have a lack personality so the fans in america don't get into it. IMO Unless a young American can climb to the top and be dominant in the next few years the LPGA will be down to about 6-8 tournaments in the states.

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I was unaware the LPGA was having any kind of veiwership or interest problem in the first place.



I don't follow their tour, but I also can't recall the last time I saw women golfing on network television. They've lost a lot of sponsors and some events I thought, but surely no problems there.

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I think their main group of viewers are either, enthusiasts (TST...ish), women, and...dare I say it... perverts.

The proposal that the OP has generally degrades the LPGA to an exhibition of scantily clad women playing golf with a drunken gallery of pervs lurking on the other side of the ropes.

I'm not sure that's what they are shooting for.

But I'm not saying it wouldn't be fun.

And studies show that most perverts work 9-5 jobs, so that would take them out of the equation...and attendance would plummet!!! Now for the real question at hand.... I'm assuming you are in college given your sorority social chairman idea or in fact Jesus Christ our lord and savior judging by your picture. If you are the latter, you have given us a surprising answer to the question of "What would jesus do?"... Either way, I'm not sure your idea would work out too well. I don't know what college you go to or went to, but at the college I went to (Indiana University...Go Hoosiers!...kick some New Mexico ass!) the girls in the sororities that I tried to hang out with weren't known to be big time golf enthusiasts. If they were, they weren't in the sororities that had any sort of a social life whatsoever. That being said, I think you should leave it up to the LPGA. They will always have a problem with attendance until they have an ultra dominant star that looks more like Heidi Klum.

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LPGA players can teach us a lot about rhythm, swinging easy and not trying to over power the ball or course. Problem is, it's just boring to watch. Lexi Thompson is exciting and interesting, there are a few others who are quite fun to watch, but generally, their tournaments lack excitement. It's hard enough catching up on the PGA Tour events you've recorded. Paula Creamer and Susanne Petterson, two of the stars, come across as particularly uninteresting people and they don't control their emotions well. None of them can putt and their games are very one dimensional.

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And studies show that most perverts work 9-5 jobs, so that would take them out of the equation...and attendance would plummet!!!

Now for the real question at hand....

I'm assuming you are in college given your sorority social chairman idea or in fact Jesus Christ our lord and savior judging by your picture. If you are the latter, you have given us a surprising answer to the question of "What would jesus do?"... Either way, I'm not sure your idea would work out too well. I don't know what college you go to or went to, but at the college I went to (Indiana University...Go Hoosiers!...kick some New Mexico ass!) the girls in the sororities that I tried to hang out with weren't known to be big time golf enthusiasts. If they were, they weren't in the sororities that had any sort of a social life whatsoever.

That being said, I think you should leave it up to the LPGA. They will always have a problem with attendance until they have an ultra dominant star that looks more like Heidi Klum.


Now that's funny! Nice work.

I can't say I follow every move on the LPGA but I'll watch on occasion.Β Their games resemble mine a lot more than the PGA tour does. Of course when I say it resembles my game I'm using the term very loosely as I can't recall shooting an under par round at a 6500 yard course. That said their course yardagesΒ and distances they hit on average are pretty close to mine so from that aspect I'll watch given the opportunity.

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I enjoy watching the LPGA but they are definitely given secondary or even third status on the Golf Channel. Sometimes it's even hard to find the tournaments. The LPGA talent is at a higher level than anytime in history and while it's not politically correct they are more attractive than ever. It's fun to watch Petterson, Kerr, Creamer, Gulbis, Thompson and others play and certainly they have personality. Yani Tseng is a phenomenal talent. Cristie Kerr is great to watch as she is very emotional, very talented and very attractive. As far as Creamer having no personality I don't know what the poster above is talking about.

Part of the problem, at least in the US is that so many of the best players are either Japanese or Korean. It's hard for us to relate to this.

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Originally Posted by jamo

I watch their majors, usually, but I think their biggest problem is that their most well-known players don't win a whole lot.



Trude dat'. The trio of Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis and Morgan Pressel have combined for 1 win (PC 2010 US OPEN)Β since 2008.

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Typical golfers could learn a lot from watching the LPGA, as their games are similar - distances hit & so on. An average amateur can really learn a lot from watching how a 120-pound woman uses her whole body to move a ball 250 yards.

Problem is, I don't think that's what many people want. They don't want to watch pros who resemble them - they want to be wowed by 340-yard Bubba drives & the power the PGA Tour players provide. They want to be entertained by people that can do things with a golf ball they canΒ only dream of doing.

Having said that, is the LPGA Tour in bad financial shape? Do they need to tweak their business model?

In other words, is it broken? From what I gather it's not. And I don't see how playing tournaments during the week instead of weekends would improve what they're trying to accomplish.

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I like to watch LPGA, but will admit, I have more interest when the more attractive women are near the top of the leaderboard & getting the TV time.Β Β Β  I know, shame on me, but hey, I'm being honest ...

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I tune in to the LGPA Tour and have no issues with how things are now.

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