Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Should The Solheim Be On This Week? II

Hello. For years, the LPGA's scheduling has surprised me (for lack of using an impolite term). They used to have the Kraft Nabisco, their first major of the year, head-to-head with the Players Championship, the first PGA Tour event anyone really cared about. They also used to have their Skins Game opposite an LPGA event, meaning 4 top players were missing from the field.
Now they scheduled the Solheim Cup opposite the Tour Championship, the last Fedex Cup event. Why? It doesn't make sense to me. If it was starting this Friday, many more golf fans would be tuning in, and they wouldn't have the conflict they had last Saturday.
What does it take to align the LPGA events so they don't conflict with significant PGA tournaments? Whatever it takes, it should be worth it. Many fans are not going to care about this Fall series starting tomorrow. The added exposure goes a long way to getting the LPGA where it belongs.
Finally, let's cut Dottie Pepper some slack. She made a comment when she thought the mike was off. There was no profanity. And it was possibly a true remark.

Regards,
Steve

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