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 LPGA won't suspend players over English-speaking requirement - Golf
LPGA won't suspend players over English-speaking requirement - Golf
Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or in making acceptance speeches at tournaments. LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said she would have a revised plan by the end of the year that would not include suspensions, although fining non-English speakers remains an ...
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Seriously, What the Hell?
Yellow Chair Sports — ... First, you have the woman who jokingly said that other PGA golfers should "lynch" Tiger. Hilarious! Now, the LPGA comes up with a ridiculous idea to, as they say in marketing terms, "weed out some of the asians." If you haven't seen this story, a summary can be seen here. The basic jist is that the LPGA decided that it was an American sports league and, as such, should have all of its participants be at least somewhat proficient in English. ...

LPGA drops speak-English-or-else policy: Stupidity is a universal language
Kawakami — ... 3. Under pressure from sponsors,??politicians,??the media and ANYBODY WHO HAS A FRIGGIN’ CLUE, the organization has to quietly and meekly??retract the policy??on a Friday, when most people aren’t paying attention to anything other than the upcoming football weekend. ...