Whaley to play in Greater Hartford Open
Let's stir the pot.
Suzy Whaley has decided to enter the Greater Hartford Open in July, where she will become the first woman to qualify and play in a PGA TOUR event. She qualified for the tournament by winning the PGA Connecticut Sectional in September, the first woman to do so. She played from a forward set of tees, meaning she played a course 10 percent shorter than the men, at Ellington Ridge Country Club.
To me, if she qualified then she should be allow to play, and I'd like to see her play. But to play from a set of forward tees at 10% shorter, she didn't REALLY qualify. This is like cheating on every hole. How can the PGA allow this????? This is BRUTAL!!!!!!
You can't have some rules for some and not others.
If she wants to play with the men, that's fine, but she should qualify from the same set of tees. Whoever allowed this is making a joke of the PGA. Gary, any comment???????
not impressed but i bet someone is
I totally agree with jimrobin on this one. I read that this morning and thought the same thing. :mad;
How could she qualify from the ladies tees against guys playing form (at times) 100 yrds back?:confused
Martha ????
Re: Put this in perspective
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Originally posted by el tigre
Let's face it - Arnie and Jack have not been "qualifed" to play on the PGA Tour for many, many years based on their tournament play, but they play in whatever tournaments they want (taking a spot away from someone else) due to "sponsor exemptions"
Eltigre...bad choice of example
Arnie and Jack have"not been qualified"??? Are you serious? Did you know that when you win 20 tournaments you automatically "qualify" to play in any PGA Tournament you want.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe both Arnie and Jack have won more than 20 tournaments.