tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post2226698609818398848..comments2023-11-22T03:32:31.513-05:00Comments on Mostly Harmless: If a Lee Wins in NW Arkansas, Does It Make a Sound?The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-76222035433201091792008-07-08T01:15:00.000-04:002008-07-08T01:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, did you see the ratings at Shackelford's pla...Yeah, did you see the ratings at Shackelford's place? .7/.6 Sat./Sun.--terrible even by the LPGA's low standards!<BR/><BR/>But I wonder how many watched on streaming video?The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-72051274708875291032008-07-07T23:09:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:09:00.000-04:00Don't think for a second that the dearth of Americ...Don't think for a second that the dearth of American winners, Creamer aside, doesn't have the network suits shaking. They're thinking that if they ignore the globalization of women's golf, perhaps it will go away. Dances are being performed in boardrooms to get Alexis Thompson to turn pro tomorrow. If not, they think they can wait it out.Average Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046762898552584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-7448858191077173142008-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:00You'd think competition, boredom, curiosity, or so...You'd think competition, boredom, curiosity, or something would spark someone to climb that learning curve. I mean, how hard is it to check out Seoul Sisters.com for background and chatter? Over on their Jamie Farr thread, they've found some great local stories, including a really thoughtful one on the future of the tournament:<BR/><BR/>http://www.phpbbplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4062&mforum=professionalgolThe Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-72755231964007133862008-07-07T10:58:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:58:00.000-04:00It should. The rub here is that it is easier for ...It should. The rub here is that it is easier for the media to cover a Tiger-less PGA Tour than get to learn and understand a pretty loaded LPGA Tour. There was a piece in the St Louis Post-Dispatch asking if the LPGA Tour would be able to capitalize on Tiger's 2008 absence. The answer from the Washington Post's Len Shapiro (a golf writer)? "Hell no." Sad.Waggle Room Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159423855569109162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-74106316403389584992008-07-07T09:40:00.000-04:002008-07-07T09:40:00.000-04:00I hear ya! But beating Kerr by 5, Pressel by 7, L...I hear ya! But beating Kerr by 5, Pressel by 7, Lincicome by 9, Gulbis and Stacy Lewis by 12, and Creamer by 17 over 3 rounds (putting aside less-well-known Americans in the field) ought to count for something....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-70717936628174964982008-07-07T08:58:00.000-04:002008-07-07T08:58:00.000-04:00I'm not too sure that an American winning would ha...I'm not too sure that an American winning would have drawn up more attention - unless it were Paula Creamer or the short list of Americans that the golf media knows at all. Your examples do show the disparity in coverage, though. SHL took a pretty big leap on Sunday and it barely is noticed.Waggle Room Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159423855569109162noreply@blogger.com