New model will push LPGA down a tier
It looks like the big loser in the tour's new competitive model (“PGA Tour approves two-tiered system,” June 23, GGP+) will be the LPGA.
TV revenue is the driver of professional sports. If the Challenger Series is added to the current televised professional golf model, it will mean the two biggest draws for the best TV viewing slots will be the Championship and Challenger series. That leaves the Korn Ferry Tour, the PGA Tour Champions and the LPGA dividing up the remaining slots. The PGA Tour owns the Korn Ferry and Champions tours; so, I expect those tours will have a seat at the table.
That leaves the LPGA with mostly tape delayed crumbs.
Charlie Jurgonis
Fairfax, Virginia
Capturing the essence of Scottie
I read the Global Golf Post first thing every Monday morning and always enjoy John Hopkins’ opinion pieces. I just read his article about Scottie Scheffler (“Scheffler falls short of glory,” June 22, GGP) and must say it is probably the best column he has written. It perfectly captures the essence of the man. A golf superstar, a man of immense talent on the golf course but who is somewhat of an enigma as he confronts the push and pull between his desire to be the best at his sport and still be an ordinary person as a husband, father and human being. I would rate this column as an albatross.
Gregg Hook
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Clark joins high percentage foursome
It is amazing how fans can react (“Clark’s tenacity glistens under Open pressure,” June 22, GGP). Granted Wyndham Clark was trying too hard at times to please. I think he would be much better off just being himself.
He actually put himself in an interesting foursome. The U. S. Open, arguably the toughest major to win. Clark has five wins and two were U.S. Opens for 40 percent. Lee Janzen had eight wins and two were U.S. Opens for 25 percent. Andy North won three times and two were U.S. Opens for 67 percent. But the winner in this foursome would have been Orville “Sarge’ Moody winning only once on tour. That being the U.S. Open for 100 percent. In total 17 tour wins with seven being U.S. Opens for 41 percent. Just a little trivia I thought you might enjoy.
Charlie Miller
Westport, Connecticut
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