With the July\/August issue, Golf For Women ceased publication and more recently, its web site was incorporated into golfdigest.com. While editors cited a tough economic market, most women found it difficult to understand the failure. The only common agreement in the closing forums was that apparel advertisers were pretty off base with their $1000 outfits, not a typical investment for the average golfer. <\/p>\n
Will Golf Digest fill the void? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been receiving it for free for quite a while and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been thinking I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d rather save the trees. Other than the recent addition of an Annika column, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missing the appeal of the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interest stories and women specific tips. The reaction among women has been overwhelmingly negative and I think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see the emergence a dominant internet site that attempts to fill the void. Why would any advertiser for women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s products want to pay $45,000 for ads in a magazine subscribed to largely by men? <\/p>\n
The LPGA announced it will require players to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pass an oral evaluation of English skills. There are 121 LPGA Tour international players, 20% of the total which includes 45 from South Korea, and 26 countries overall. After a huge backlash, about national origin discrimination, The LPGA withdrew the requirement. <\/p>\n
In both of these cases, you have to wonder, how well did they think this through? Did they talk to the people it would affect and ask for their input? Was there another solution that would have resulted in greater unity and acceptance? <\/p>\n
Just like getting out to vote, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important to get involved. If you see room for improvement at your golf club or favorite charity tournament- volunteer to help! You may be helping to prevent changes you never wanted. <\/p>\n
Christine Speedy is CEO of CEOgolfshop.com and an Executive Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Golf Assn. member. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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