PGA : Ladies, You'd Better Learn English !

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English-only rule in LPGA goes against the grain
By Mark Herrmann / Newsday
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

It is hard to say which ideal gets trampled more by the LPGA’s new speak-English-or-you’re-out policy, the spirit of golf or the spirit of America. Either way, the women’s professional golf tour has turned a no-win situation into a big loss.

A little hint that this was going to be trouble was the way it came out. The LPGA didn’t hold a news conference. Instead, it ****** in a hard-hitting story on Golfweek magazine’s Web site. The gist is this: The LPGA, worried about losing interest among fans and sponsors, said it will suspend players who can’t pass an English oral exam after two years on tour.

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I agree with this mandate. South Korean women make up such a large portion of the tour these days, the sponsors and the networks alike, wish to interview these personalities. As for now, the tour is somewhat divided by language diversity. There is a camp of English speakers and there is a camp of 한국어/조선말 speakers.