Golf’s all time greats continue to play…
One of the great things about sports is following your childhood and in some cases, your adulthood, sports idols. Being able to watch them in person or on TV and read about them in newsprint and other media outlets keeps us engaged and interested.
As our idols age and move out of the primetime spotlight our interest in their careers does not necessarily come to a halt. In fact, in a lot of cases we are still more aligned with them than the ‘new crop’ of athletes emerging in our favorite sports. The problem is they aren’t always newsworthy so it is very hard to keep up with them. To me that is a real shame.
Granted not every sport is conducive to playing in the twilight years of life. Golf however is one that does allow for competitive play for years and years. The PGA has the Champions Tour and it gets television coverage from time to time so we can watch the names of the past. Names like Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite and many others still compete regularly on this tour. Their fans find it delightful to be able to continue to watch and support them on this tour.
It’s doubtful that you know that the LPGA has a similar tour – The Legends Tour. There is barely a mention of them in the press and there is NO TV coverage of any of the very few events that they play. Again, the inequity in women’s sports rears its ugly head. The sponsor dollars aren’t there. That doesn’t mean the public isn’t interested.
Players like Sandra Haynie, Patty Sheehan, Pat Bradley, Rosie Jones. Amy Alcott, Beth Daniel and Nancy Lopez still compete in these events but the venues and results are rarely published. As an avid golfer and proponent of women’s golf I would relish the chance to watch these golf icons play again. I don’t feel like I am alone in this by a long shot.
Unlike their PGA counterparts these ladies play a very limited schedule so chances are they won’t be playing near you. I don’t know why the schedule is so limited (only 4 for 2009). All I can do is ask that you help me make our voices heard that WE want to see these fine athletes play and be able to read about them, at a minimum in golf publications.
Without the efforts that these trailblazers put in over the years we wouldn’t have the LPGA in existence today. Let’s continue to support them and be rewarded by being able to see some of the greatest women golfers of all times!
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The Legends Tour has over 100 members, including 9 World Golf and LPGA Hall of Fame members.►
Legends Tour players have compiled over 600 LPGA victories, including 55 major championships.►
The Legends Tour in its 8th season and has played for over $6,000,000 in prize money.►
Over $5,500,000 has been awarded to charity through Legends Tour events.
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Tags: Amy Alcott, Beth Daniel, Champions Tour, LPGA, Nancy Lopez, Pat Bradley, Patty Sheehan, PGA, Rosie Jones, Sandra Haynie, The Legends Tour, Women's Golf
