Have you heard approximately the unrest it's been brewing among the LPGA players and the USGA concerning the back-to-returned PGA-LPGA majors at Pinehurst this summer time? If no longer, you must were asleep for a few months.
If you've been confused about the reasons behind it, Beth Ann Nichols did an article for Golfweek a few days back that explains it very well.
Here's the simple arguing point: The ladies appear to like the simple concept of back-to-lower back US Opens as a publicity tool, however they concept they might be gambling Pinehurst first instead of 2d and are involved about the direction being "divoted up" by the point they get there. So Mike Whan known as in USGA Executive Director (and Chief Setup Dude) Mike Davis this week to give an explanation for the good judgment behind the decision... And apparently some of the girls don't purchase it. The article Nichols wrote is the primary I've visible to provide an explanation for that common sense.
Davis says, "Plain and easy, it has everything to do with the agronomics.? He says it is lots less difficult to make the green speeds fit if the ladies pass second. (The veggies will must watered more for the ladies to lead them to receptive to their photographs, which come in lower with much less spin.) You can apprehend that.
The women, but, are upset approximately the heaps of divots the guys will dig out of the path. You can apprehend that as well.
Nichols also quotes Stacy Lewis as saying that too much of the USGA plan depends on the weather... and the women aren't so sure they like that. Again, you can understand the skepticism. (Hey, I live in North Carolina. The weather has been rather... eccentric during the last few years.)
Let's get one component clean: The controversy goes to maintain till both US Opens were held. We'll simply need to see how the whole thing turns out. But as a minimum you currently know what all the hubbub is about.
You can thank Beth Ann Nichols for that. Thanks, Beth!
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