LPGA Tour Pollyanna- NY Times Golf writer Larry Dorman
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Bill Jempty | Sunday, January 3, 2010 |
For those of you who don’t know what a Pollyanna is, it is a person who is blindly or excessively optimistic.
That’s how Dorman sounds in an article written a few days ago-
The L.P.G.A. enters 2010 with a strong hand.
A strong hand? There’s only 24 tournaments, one of which is totally TBA event(The South Korea event) and another on a one-year deal(Jamie Farr). There is only 23 certain events this year, the lowest on tour in almost 40 years and right now for 2011 could even dip even lower.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not as pessimistic about the LPGA’s future as I was when Carolyn Bivens was Commissioner. Right now I’m taking a wait and see stance with new Commissioner Michael Whan. I don’t see how he CAN’T be improvement on Bivens. That is good news for the LPGA.
Dorman is making Pollyanna sound like Chicken Little.
The NY Times writer isn’t done either.
the four-year domination of Lorena Ochoa is now challenged by a strong Korean contingent led by Jiyai Shin. After a long wait, Michelle Wie has emerged as a legitimate contender.
Wie can contend for #1 at this stage? Absolutely not. About 5th on tour, yes. She isn’t going to climb over Ochoa, Tseng, Choi, Creamer, Kerr, and not to mention Shin at this stage. A few of them? For sure. All? NO! Could Wie do it in another few years? It’s a possibility.
Someone please adjust Dorman’s meds aka Happy pills.
- 2010 LPGA Tour preview
- Oh so close- Lorena Ochoa edges Jiyai Shin for LPGA Player of the Year
- Bo Bae Song wins the Mizuno Classic
- Ji-Yai Shin wins the Mizuno Classic
- Ji-Yai Shin to play at 2008 LPGA season opener
- #1 Female Golfer Lorena Ochoa announces her retirement
- She did it- Michelle Wie wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational
- Domination- Jiyai Shin wins the Women’s British Open
- The 2009 LPGA season begins today
- The LPGA in South Korea or where in the world is Carolyn Bivens?
- Eight is Enough- Edmonton beats Chicago 8-4
- Lydia Ko wins New South Wales Open
- The Comeback I- Pittsburgh Penguins beat NY Islanders 5-0
- Seattle Mariners Outfielder Greg Halman stabbed to death at age 24
- Hee Young Park wins CME Titleholders Championship
- Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball Coach Kurt Budke dead at 50
- Costly mistake- Blackhawks waive Rostislav Olesz
- Manager Tony La Russa announces retirement
- Puck Drop- Florida Panthers start the 2011-12 NHL season
- 13-time PGA Tour winner Dave Hill dead at 74
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