Why do women want to play in the PGA?
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I am a woman and may be the only one who agrees with you.  I think the gals like Michelle Wie are trying to challenge themselves at the ultimate level- against the men.  I am not happy that sponsors of the PGA and Nationwide events are giving them invites- this takes away from the men players that maybe have conditional status on either tour but have worked hard through Q school and such and really deserve the spot.  Men are not allowed on the LPGA (nor would they want to play on it- less money-etc...) but it is more the principal.  But the PGA ONLY cares about TV ratings... so they will pay whatever to have the crowds.  Anyway- sorry to my fellow sisters!
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Not really.  \n\nThe women that play sports are generally fit, attractive, and good looking.  Take a non-athletic person or a sedentary one, and most people will tell you that the athletic one is more attractive.  The fact that they play sports adds to their attraciveness.
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I have noticed that the majority of golfers are older.\nGolf can actually be a good workout if you carry your bag.\nYou will get in several miles of vigorous walking, especially on a hilly course.\n\nAs far as liking a sport? Well?  The challenge of hitting a ball 400 yards, with a club, and doing it in just 4-5 shots is a challenge that is almost addicting, as you strive to make that 'great' shot..\n\nThink about it.  You are taking a ball less than 2 inchs, and smacking it only a few times to get it into a little hole some distance away.  \n\nThe bonuses of golf are the cute cart girls, who bring refreshments, and meeting new people, and a feeling of being in the great outdoors.\n\nAnd the best reason to play golf is you get to break away from your regular chores.
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There are two parts to this answer..The PGA Tour wants to protect the photographic images of its players, but more to the point, people shooting cameras at a golf tournament are a distraction to the competitors.\n\nEven professional photographrs, who are covering tournaments on assignment, must follow strict guidelines about when and where they can take photos. Allowing untrained individuals to take pictures at an event would create all kinds of distractions and remember, in golf, the players don't have guaranteed contracts.
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If a female has the equivilent skill and apptitude of a male sportsman in thier chosen sport then I dont see a problem with it.As far as I'm concerned as long as the person as such is dedicated then why not.
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Woman can box,play hockey, & they sure can wrestle. The one thing they can't do (the majority) is play football.
369227
'We should complain' - that is all I ever hear from lady golfers.  Complaining about being held up by male golfers - even though the ladies play only half the course!!!!!!
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Hi Shawn\n\nI see no reason why women should not be allowed to play on the PGA tour, all they need to do is qualify just the same as the men do. \nI dont think any woman should get a sponsers exemption but should have to adhere to all the same rules as the men and that includes useing the mens tee boxes.\n\nI must admit that I did enjoy seeing Annika play on the mens tour but she had her own reasons for doing that. Annika also knows that she cannot compete with the men because of their power, on the other hand Wie believes she can hit the ball as far as any of the men so she feels she has a chance (wrong). Maybe in 10 years she can but by then she wont be able to hit those 300 yarders.\n\nAny way, as long as they conform to all the rules and regs as the men do I see no problem.\n\nLeon
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It`s not nearly as competitive. Women at a pro level would be closer to men`s high school or college levels.
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Nah. Many athletes, not just women, tend to get an attitude. Especially when they're good, they act tough, or superior in some way. It's not cuz they're women, it's just that their mentality often takes a different form than male athletes.\n\nI mean, look at some arrogant male athletes out there...particularly in baseball and basketball. They're out there getting in fights and yelling at referees, and they get away with it just cause they make big bucks.
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Thats a pretty silly generalization. There are plenty of straight althletes, softball and otherwise. I think it may be more likely that alot of people who are already lesbians have an interest in sports rather than "end up that way".
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You do not want to be in a pro shop, instructor, or sales rep for golf business if you love to  play a lot.  That's like giving an a recovering drunk a job in a bar.  You want a job that allows you to take clients out to play golf.  A banker
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Let's put this way. Michelle Wie is a very good player, maybe even a great player at her age. Her handlers recognize the commercial value of this "product". That's why they are "promoting" her.\n\nThey even pit her against men where she has a very slim chance of making the cut. What was their point? \n\nOnly time and a hundred tournaments will tell. Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and a few new ones are just as good although these lady golfers do not have Michelle's length (length or how far she hits the ball is really Michelle's strong point right now). Eight out of ten tournaments, Annika will beat Michelle Wie.
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No, it'll never happen. This is not to say women can't be good or even great athletes, but you have to face facts, no woman is as fast as the fastest man, or as strong and strongest man.  While they may be smarter they may be smater than the smartest man, they can't match up on the physical side.\n\nNow, contrast this with other non-contact sports like golf. They will compete as well as men.
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Are you asking where would the top women players fit in the men's ranks? I'll assume that's the question, but please clarify if that is not the case.\nFirst, I am glad that Billie Jean King had the sense to avoid this comparison, and to establish the women's tour as a phenomenon that stands on its own merits. I love women's tennis, and don't care if they are able to compete effectively against the men.\nHaving said that, there is ample evidence that the top women would not be able to compete successfully against the men's pros. Billie Jean King beat a 55-year-old man (who previously beat another top woman, Margaret Smith). There just is too much difference in speed of foot and spin and pace of the ball. The top women players of today would almost certainly be unsuccessful in the men's tour, whether the main events or satellites. \nMale players often play practice matches against top women, and I think you will find that even good college players will beat all or nearly all of the women.\nThis is not to diminish in any way the quality of women's tennis, which is tremendous. I just know that to date the top women would not be close to being competitive against male pros.
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I have to agree with you.  If women were as good as men, would there be a need for them to have their own crappy leagues like the WNBA, LPGA (with closer tees), WTA, etc?  If women are just as good as men, shouldnt they be held to the same standards and compete in the same leagues, against men?  Im sure there is a very small number of women that could compete at that level, and they should be allowed to and welcomed.  But the opportunity to play professionally would disappear for a huge number of women if that was to come to pass.\nBy the way- there was a dude recently trying to play in the LPGA.  He said if women were going to play in the PGA and take up a man's spot in the tournament, the same thing should be allowed in the women's tour.  Women love it when another women tries to take on the men, they dont seem to like it nearly as much when the table gets turned on them.
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If they let women play on men's teams, then they would have to let men play on women's teams, so the answer is, no.  It is not their fault which school that any player chooses to attend.  By law they should have women's varsity sports.  Have her check again to see which ones are available.  If they don't have the one she wants, she could petition to have it added.