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Post by philknj on Nov 15, 2016 13:53:25 GMT
www.golfchannel.com/news/randall-mell/us-women-struggles-systemic-failure/***** A few quotes: “It’s getting a little bit scary right now for American women’s golf,” David Leadbetter told GolfChannel.com. “There’s just a real lack of depth in the Americans coming out on tour. All the real star quality right now is with the Asian players.”
Leadbetter is not alone in believing American women are in a developmental free fall.
“It looks like there’s just nothing out there,” swing coach Gary Gilchrist said of young American prospects. “We should be a powerhouse, but the Asians are coming out younger and stronger, and now they’re coming from everywhere over there.”
“Americans need to do something about this before they become extinct,” Gilchrist said.***** If Leadbetter could be passed around from one Asian to another, the Yanks might have a chance.
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2016 16:40:42 GMT
Bye Bye Merica!
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2016 16:46:34 GMT
"Leadbetter toured China and Thailand in October. He’s opening a series of Leadbetter Kids Programs." Well now...you can now kiss Thailand and China goodbye in creating any young golf talent. Make China Great Again!
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2016 16:49:10 GMT
"There is no overplaying the impact Pak continues to have in Asia, and the challenge she created for the American version of the game. Pak changed everything in ways that are more profound now than they have ever been. She created a phenomenon the Americans still haven’t figured out how to overcome."Except for the Merican Rice Kings...as evidenced by this site.
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 15, 2016 17:29:27 GMT
Why overcome it? Embrace it! Great golf, stylin' ladies, fan friendly... More you could ask?
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Post by mr3putt on Nov 15, 2016 17:46:59 GMT
Why overcome it? Embrace it! Great golf, stylin' ladies, fan friendly... More you could ask? Come on Happy...you know better....it's Yank racism. You don't hear a bunch of Canadians whining that the Asians are dominating the tour or that Canuck gals aren't performing better. Happy....answer me this....are you proud to be a Merican?....I think not....I've never see you rooting for all things American pie, etc. Heck...you don't even like your Seahawks. 12th man baby.....a great game on Sunday night beating those CHEATIN Patriots.
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Post by legitimategolf on Nov 15, 2016 18:05:32 GMT
I'm glad they are admitting to a problem at least. Rather than making excuses. Which is probably what got American women's golf in this mess to begin with. Wahh, I don't want to be obsessed with golf. Wahh, I don't want to practice all the time. Wahh, I want to have a life outside of golf.
Look, these complaints are perfectly fine for the real world. But among competition at the supposed highest professional levels, this kind of talk simply has no place.
If you ask me the real crux of the issue is that American girls and women don't really like golf, for whatever reason. Thanks a lot ladies.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 15, 2016 18:09:05 GMT
Not saying it's happen everywhere. Sometimes I see a person, I suppose is the coach, bring high school girl golfers to the driving range. Hardly any of them had a proper grip. The coach just stood there watching them top balls. I was so upset, that I told him that he was stealing money from the school. He got angry and told me to go away and mind my own business.
There is one private High School here that wins everything in Ladies golf. The one that Hannah Sullivan attended. Other than that no other school come close.
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Post by don on Nov 15, 2016 18:37:03 GMT
Watch In Gee Chun instead. Next question please.
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Post by don on Nov 15, 2016 18:38:49 GMT
Not saying it's happen everywhere. Sometimes I see a person, I suppose is the coach, bring high school girl golfers to the driving range. Hardly any of them had a proper grip. The coach just stood there watching them top balls. I was so upset, that I told him that he was stealing money from the school. He got angry and told me to go away and mind my own business. There is one private High School here that wins everything in Ladies golf. The one that Hannah Sullivan attended. Other than that no other school come close. My wife played womens golf in high school and she doesn't know the difference between a pitch and a chip. Seriously. She was the captain of the team. Women's golf coaching is a joke except at the elite level. Granted that was 20 years ago.
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Post by 18majors on Nov 15, 2016 18:44:11 GMT
There is no reasons for this gloom and doom; Nelly Korda is coming up.
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Post by fourwaymiss on Nov 15, 2016 20:46:21 GMT
Why overcome it? Embrace it! Great golf, stylin' ladies, fan friendly... More you could ask? It's no fun watching Koreans beating up each other. Give me some white, brown and black players. (the later two may be just wishful thinking, in golf) I want to get to know the players, it is hard when they can only speak the language at 5 years old level.
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Post by don on Nov 15, 2016 21:24:08 GMT
What the LPGA need to do is a team event and pair some american favorites with our korean favorites.
Once "Lexi Fan" sees In Gee rolling in a bunch of putts for their team they will figure it out.
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Post by fourwaymiss on Nov 15, 2016 22:16:49 GMT
What the LPGA need to do is a team event and pair some american favorites with our korean favorites. Once "Lexi Fan" sees In Gee rolling in a bunch of putts for their team they will figure it out. Often for golf fans, like myself , is more than just watching great golf skills and pretty faces. We want to know the players on a certain level, to invest ourselves in the game. Stacy is a straight shooter, PC be damned. Kerr is a super bitch. Paula is a princess/mean girl. My future wife is an artist, a headcase. The wunderkind is a laid back Kiwi. Shanshan relishes to be the tour clown. I am sure the Koreans has all these types of characters as well, but unfortunately because of the language barrier , we don't get to see it. So sometimes when I look at the leader board, I see Korean flags and an homogeneous image.
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Post by 18majors on Nov 15, 2016 22:37:51 GMT
fourwaymissAre you saying you can't tell the differences between Ha Na and In Gee?
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