Hortland - its fine to be proud of a fellow countryman/woman/person... (PC sucks....)
But this isnt really about where she came from, how old she is, or what sexual plumbing she posesses.
If she were a he, I still think it would be an embarressment. The fact that she is a woman however, playing in a clearly marked mens tournament, and in fact, tour, kinda of "tees me off."
Im trying hard not to sound like a bigot... but its kind of hard in this case, which Im sure you can understand. I just think the lines are clearly defined - the PGA tour and the LPGA tour are seperated for a reason - to allow for a level playing field respective to each sex.
If she wants to qualify from the mens tees, then perhaps she should be considered as a potential player, but the reason the LPGA was created was so that women could compete against eachother on a level playing field. If she is allowed to play from the womens tees during this tourny, she has, as Kanth said, absolutely no business grabbing at the purse.
I just have a serious problem with the current trend in sports today: if youre no good, we'll change the game so you can play. Thats kind of insulting to those athletes who have the talent to compete. The problem is, at least in a case like this, Im sure she'd be screaming "lawsuit" if they didnt let her play, and Im sure the officials would rather get some good PR out of the decision than be seen as a dated organization that descriminates against women.
Can you imagine other sports with integrated teams? Ice hockey would be a bloodsport. As soon as some guy got the balls up to hit a female, shed be injured and the newspapers would be crying 'foul!' The team would let him go because of public outcry and two careers are ruined.
Basketball? Three-point "specialist?" I dont think so. Again, theres a reason the WNBA was created... shots blocked would increase two fold in one season.
Football? Ok, maybe a kicker, but thats about it - come on here people... think with your heads.
Then of course you get the "scandles" where male owners and coaches make innapproproate remarks or "contact" (forget the ol' basketball bellybutton slap... sorry Dowding)
Go up to block a shot and Shaq accidentally grabs a handful? "Sexual assault!! Sexual assault!"
[SportsCenter music] "Shaq Attack! Shaq undergoing questioning after grabbing the wrong basketball... what was he thinking? We're not sure, but its certain to be entertaining." [/SportsCenter music]
There just really no good that can come from integrated sports. Sure it might be nice for a few weeks to have the "Success Story of the Century!" on Fox, but after that - what do you have? Someone who cant play on the same level as the rest of the league and is there purely for publicity. Its an embarressment for the league, the team, the fans... and the player in question, which in the case, happens to be a female.
Men and women are not equal - we never have been and we never will be. We need to stop bending the rules in an attempt to blur the line between the sexes. There are things men can do that women cannot, and there are thing women can do that men cannot. If we were designed to be the same, we'd reproduce a-sexually and it'd be a pretty boring world.
