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LPGA Drops English Language Requirement
The LPGA has dropped a policy that would have required players to speak English.
Friday, September 5, 2008
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The women's professional golf tour has backed off plans to require players to speak English.
Southern California Democratic Assemblyman Ted Liu says imagine if Venus Williams had to pass a French test before she played in the French Open.
"They've taken out part of it, the penalty provisions. But I think the entire thrust of it needs to go away," Liu says. "Otherwise, I think their initials 'LPGA' should stand for 'let's push golf aside.'"
The LPGA includes 121 international players from 26 countries, and about a third come from South Korea.
Read LPGA Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens' statement regarding the LPGA's policy on effective communication in English.
The women's professional golf tour has backed off plans to require players to speak English.
Southern California Democratic Assemblyman Ted Liu says imagine if Venus Williams had to pass a French test before she played in the French Open.
"They've taken out part of it, the penalty provisions. But I think the entire thrust of it needs to go away," Liu says. "Otherwise, I think their initials 'LPGA' should stand for 'let's push golf aside.'"
The LPGA includes 121 international players from 26 countries, and about a third come from South Korea.
Read LPGA Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens' statement regarding the LPGA's policy on effective communication in English.
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