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After the first day of play at the season-opening Dartmouth Invitational, the Harvard women’s golf team found itself in the unfamiliar and unpleasant position of third place. However, a strong Sunday allowed the Crimson to take victory in the tournament for the third year in a row. In the end, it was comfortable for Harvard (314-302-616), as the team led the second round by 15 strokes, easily moving ahead of Ancient Eight rivals Dartmouth and Brown. The Crimson went into Hanover as the favorites in the 17-team field. Coming off of its first...
When the Ladies Professional Golf Association announced in August that it would suspend players unable to speak passable English by the end of 2009, the reaction from op-ed pages, athletes, and fans was overwhelmingly one of perplexity and outrage. “What if you have a person who genuinely struggles with learning a new language [or has] a learning disability?” questioned three-time PGA championship winner Padraig Harrington. “You don’t have to speak English to play golf,” said U.S. Open winner and Spanish speaker Angel Cabrera...
...There’s a problem with all of this high-handed indignation, however: Though it may be right, it’s beside the point. It’s fair to assume that a future of Western golf hegemony was not on LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens’ mind when she was developing the English-only regulation. The unfortunate fact is that the LPGA—like all professional sports—is a business...
...popular men’s Major League Soccer. Despite attracting the brightest talents in the sport, from Brandi Chastain to Mia Hamm, WUSA suspended action after only three seasons due to lack of funds. The LPGA is far from that danger, but a gender disparity certainly applies in golf as well. The top women’s player in 2007 earned $2,381,048; the top male player earned...
...hampered rail services. The country's benchmark stock index has dropped nearly 25% since the protest movement began in late May. In the heart of Bangkok, pro- and anti-government forces are teetering on the edge of an armed conflict in which any implement - sticks, knives, even the odd golf club - can be used against a political enemy. Already, the clashes on Sept. 2 claimed at least one protester's life...