Comments on: LPGA Revises Proposed “English-Only” Policy http://www.greenposse.com/2008/09/lpga-revises-proposed-english-only-policy/ The smell of a freshly mowed fairway. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andy Brown http://www.greenposse.com/2008/09/lpga-revises-proposed-english-only-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Andy Brown Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:35:59 +0000 http://www.greenposse.com/lpga-revises-proposed-english-only-policy/#comment-495 Finally, Good sense prevails. Whether it be the pressure tactics put by the California senators or for that matter some Asia Pacific Legal schibang threatening a press conference, we are just glad that Ms Bivens has decided to back off. Of course even now she is trying to hold on to her stand but whatever she does will be better than the suicidal steps that she had planned if the policy had gone ahead as she had planned. Obviously the best thing to do would be to give these players English lessons, but suspension never made any sense from the very beginning. It even left the sponsors of the tour red faced even though this move was supposedly for the benefit of the sponsors. Whatever the “better alternative” maybe, I sure as hell hope it isn’t close to what they had planned with this policy. At least the good thing is that the LPGA did not continue to be obstinate and stick by their stand and chose to buckle under the pressure. It could have turned really ugly if they decided to back their policy and had headed for a showdown with the rest of the world (or so it seemed). Finally, Good sense prevails. Whether it be the pressure tactics put by the California senators or for that matter some Asia Pacific Legal schibang threatening a press conference, we are just glad that Ms Bivens has decided to back off. Of course even now she is trying to hold on to her stand but whatever she does will be better than the suicidal steps that she had planned if the policy had gone ahead as she had planned.

Obviously the best thing to do would be to give these players English lessons, but suspension never made any sense from the very beginning. It even left the sponsors of the tour red faced even though this move was supposedly for the benefit of the sponsors. Whatever the “better alternative” maybe, I sure as hell hope it isn’t close to what they had planned with this policy.

At least the good thing is that the LPGA did not continue to be obstinate and stick by their stand and chose to buckle under the pressure. It could have turned really ugly if they decided to back their policy and had headed for a showdown with the rest of the world (or so it seemed).

]]> By: Rogbog4299 http://www.greenposse.com/2008/09/lpga-revises-proposed-english-only-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Rogbog4299 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:17:53 +0000 http://www.greenposse.com/lpga-revises-proposed-english-only-policy/#comment-503 The LPGA did a great thing in removing this stupid requirement. Don’t know why it took them so long but may be things are starting to sink in that English is well, just another language among many. Communicate with its members without the threat of suspension that is a fine thing. The LPGA did a great thing in removing this stupid requirement. Don’t know why it took them so long but may be things are starting to sink in that English is well, just another language among many. Communicate with its members without the threat of suspension that is a fine thing.

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