Should woman be allowed to play on the Men's Golf Circuit?

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#81 Postby mf_dolphin » Sat May 24, 2003 4:32 pm

Blizzard is correct in that there are no gender restrictions for the PGA. However, the courses are set for professional men. The top woman for driving distance is Wendy Doolan at 276.6 yds (Annika is second at 275.4). This would place her in 157th place on the PGA tour. This means that on average she has to hit two clubs more that the average man. Women just don't have the same upper body musculature as men and therefore can't hit the ball as far. That's not bad it's just a fact! :-)

The only way a woman could be competitive on the PGA tour is to off-set the tees like you see on regular golf courses. That isn't going to happen. She did what no woman has done (through a back door ) and now she needs to go back to her tour and let's get on with life. :-) If she really wants to compete on the PGA tour then she needs to go to Q school and qualify like everyone else on tour. I doubt that she would like the drop in income though! :-)
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