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Golf Book Reviews
by Ladies on the Tee
posted March 22, 2011 at 12:12am
For those that have been following Ladies on the Tee since the beginning, it is probably apparent that I sometimes take a less than reverent look at the goings-on in the world of golf. Don’t get me wrong. I am quite respectful of the history of the ...more
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Before Lance and Livestrong there was Babe
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 18, 2011 at 5:29pm
My grandmother had plenty of fears in her life, but the most devastating revolved around her health. Hospitals were places were people went to die and cancer, well, that was as dirty a word as there was.
So it should come as no surprise the bargains she ...more
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Will the LPGA join forces with the PGA?
by Women in Sport International
posted March 16, 2011 at 7:11pm
There has been talk that the LPGA tour is considering joining forces with the PGA tour. Ron Sirak of Golf Digest reported on March 15 that there have been "whispered" conversations about the PGA Tour assuming management of the LPGA, if not ownership. Sira...more
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Remembering Betty Hicks (1920-2011)
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted February 22, 2011 at 9:39am
Let’s play a little sports Jeopardy. The category is Women Sports Pioneers.The answers in this category are:• Winner of the 1941 U.S. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship.• 1941 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.• Founder of the Women’...more
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Shaping the ball
by Ladies on the Tee
posted January 31, 2011 at 6:06pm
One of golf’s most frustrating and compelling components is the ability, or in most cases, the inability to shape your shots. What?? Do you mean people can actually move the ball in different ways outside of slicing directly into the woods?? Say it i...more
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Back in the saddle
by Ladies on the Tee
posted January 23, 2011 at 4:37pm
A rather tardy Happy New Year to you! My apologies for my lengthy absence in posting here on Ladies on the Tee. I would like to bring you up to date with what has transpired since we last connected.
Bear with me if you will and let me go back in time...more
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Tiger loses Gillette; Influence Drops; Hordes Cheer
by Draft Day Suit
posted December 27, 2010 at 3:25pm
… or maybe not HORDES, but at least me.
I don’t know I care, as it has zero bearing on his ability as an athlete, but, as I’ve discussed many times before, Tiger made a living selling his image as a clean-cut family man, not just as an athlete, so ...more
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Five events, five athletes moving the chains 2000-2010
by Fair Game News
posted December 27, 2010 at 12:15pm
By Rachael Goldenberg
OK, 2000-2010 is 11 years but rather than quibble with the definition of a decade, let’s consider the strides female athletes have made. The first years of this new century have pushed at barriers.
Female athletes have challeng...more
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Former fashion editor designs female golf apparel
by A Glam Slam
posted December 6, 2010 at 9:34pm
Female golfers haven’t always been synonymous with style. Women have been a part of the game for a long time yet their on-course fashions still continue to evolve. Early on, frilly high-neck blouses and long skirts had players dressed for an afternoon t...more
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Go LPGA!
by After Atalanta
posted December 2, 2010 at 12:06pm
So, as somewhat expected, the LPGA players voted to eliminate the organization's "female at birth" participation policy. Yesterday the group decided, prompted by the recent lawsuit by Lana Lawless, to change its ways.So, yea!I don't have much more to say ...more
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An Open Letter to the LPGA
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted December 1, 2010 at 10:08pm
Dear LPGA:Thank you for voting last night to change your by-laws by deleting the requirement that members must be “female at birth.” I know this change was prompted by a lawsuit, but nonetheless, I applaud your decision to join other sports organizat...more
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More on gender and sport in the not-so-binary system
by After Atalanta
posted November 30, 2010 at 6:40pm
USA Today ran this piece focusing on Lana Lawless, or rather leading with the golfer's story, but extending the discussion to gender in sport, i.e. when gender is not so neatly packaged. The LPGA was scheduled to gather for a players' meeting in which the...more
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Props to the LPGA
by After Atalanta
posted November 24, 2010 at 10:12am
Well I take back all my previous criticisms of the LPGA.Ok, I don't exactly take them back. But I give the organization--now under new leadership--major props, praise, and applause.It appears that the recent lawsuit brought by golfer Lana Lawless challeng...more
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