unbelievable

[DOGS THAT BARK]

--and just when I thought I heard it all--why don't they just let her hit from womens tees-play LC&P and give her a mulligan on each hole.:nono:

The Skins Game won't be using a back tee on the 415-yard 14th hole at Trilogy Golf Club, and ESPN general manager Chuck Gerber offered one good reason: Annika S?renstam.

The 33-year-old Swede will be the first woman to compete in the Thanksgiving weekend exhibition. The course, used for the first time in this event, will be about 7,100 yards and is a par 72.

"We're not using it because I wanted to limit the number of times that Annika had a fairway wood in her hands to make the second shot," Gerber said in a conference call last week. "I think that's necessarily fair."

S?renstam played Colonial at 7,080. In her opening round of 1-over 71, she hit 4-iron twice and a 7-wood into three of the par 4s. She also hit a 4-wood on a par 3.

"When you put Annika on a golf course that is 7,100 yards, she's at a disadvantage of having to play a long iron or a fairway wood into every par 4," Gerber said. "I think it's asking too much of any golfer to take a fairway wood and put it within 8 or 10 feet of the hole every time."

 

[Clive]

as I'm sure I've mentioned in the past, AS speaks very highly of you, DTB!!

 

[Stanley]

DTB, you're not Vijay Singh are you? :lol:

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Its funny I use to not be big fan of VJ but after Sorenstam issue and rooting for him against Tiger in money race I kind of like the guy.
What surprised me bout the skins was that they admitted slanting course for a player. I am sure they will slow the greens and place pins in the middle or back of greens also.--but I have to admit it's a marketing ploy as I rarely watch skins but probably will out of curiousity. I may have to have it on mute though to refraim from yelling at biased announcers. I still remember the lady
co- announcer at Colonial on her 1st hole. She was elated in reporting that Anikka drove it 20 yards past Barber and other fellow on 1st hole. Somehow she didn't report Annika hit 3 wood and they both hit 5 irons in fairway bunker. If tourney had been radio broadcast you wouldn't know it was same event you were watching.
I will root like hell for the 1st one that qualify's and makes cut.
and will cheer if one can shoot par. I think it would be great boost to Wie to make cut via qualification in Hawaii,but her pop has attitude if they don't give her free ride she might try and qualify,like its a threat or something.
I don't think you have the womens lib issue in UK like it is here.
I am for equality but this is pefect example of their idea of equality.
You can't come play on our tour but we want free rides without quailfying on yours. There are guys playing for $3,000 1st place prizes on mini tours that would like opp to make the bucks they do on lpga. They go thru that tour like butter then where would the gals be. Burke got me off on wrong foot on this issue at start of year.
Equality You can't set foot on our tour but we want exemptions on yours.
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Looks like Pop got his way. Wonder what part of her past peformance in attached link they think merits an exemption.
PERFECT example of chance to qualify without travel. Why not? Quite obvious isn't it. Just hope they put up some lines on how many strokes over par she will be both rds.

My solution; The guy that lost exemption she took ought to get exemption 1st touney on LPGA. You don't think you'd hear some squalling

http://sports.yahoo.golfserv.com/gdc/news/article.asp?Source=YAHOO&id=19529

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Heres one you might not have seen Clive.
Shes quite complimentary calling Parney and ching bang boom the best men in the world

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sports/story/0,4386,219475,00.html?