Koreans Start Dominating The LPGA, So They Mandate English-Only.....

[BlooInBloo]

They diminish themselves even further. They are no longer the best lady golfers - they're the best lady golfers who speak English. How pathetic.

http://www.thegolfblog.com/2008/08/lpga-to-require-players-to-speak.html

"Golfweek reports that the LPGA has just passed a new rule to require all players to speak English. Hilary Lunke, president of the Player Executive Committee, explained the rule as a way to ensure the pro-am events at each tournament continue to draw interest from the public. The LPGA also explains the "English proficiency" rule as a way to help increase the LGPA's marketability.

So is this rule discriminatory against the Asian players? Hmm...let's see. Out of the 24 LPGA tournaments this year, 7 were won by Asian players mostly, if not entirely, from Korea. Mexican Lorena Ochoa won 6 tournaments herself."



EDIT: Included snippet about Korean upswing (rimshot).

[Suji to Seoul]

1. Golf is so big here too. Way to make it all for naught, LPGA

Racist asshats!

[BlooInBloo]

2. Yup - it's funny because they're *decreasing* their wordwide appeal.

[spanone]

3. perhaps the european and asian tours will demand americans speak korean

[RB TexLa]

4. A free human being speaks whatever language they wish. They can shove that English shit up their

ass.

[harun]

5. LPGA going from bad to worse (n/t)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

6. This is an unnecessary, authoritarian move by the LPGA........

and the last sentence in the OP says it all:

"The LPGA also explains the "English proficiency" rule as a way to help increase the LGPA's marketability."

Besides, isn't English considered compulsory education in SK? So most would speak it anyway?

I say let the young ladies speak however they please.

edit: bad grammar

[BlooInBloo]

7. Yah - like the LPGA is *ever* going to attract the redneck nascar demographic....

:rofl:

[Boojatta]

9. deleted

[IndianaJones]

8. If its for fan and sponsor interaction I don't have a problem. nt.

[treestar]

10. One would think the players would be really against that

Athletes usually want to prove they are the best. Not just the best among the English speaking.

[BlooInBloo]

11. Betcha the American ones are fine with it....

Since there's money involved, kicking out all of those #$%#$^$# Koreans give them a free shot at the pie.