Should The LPGA Use Sex To Sell Women’s Golf?
Golf, Women’s Sports July 7th. 2011, 6:30pm
With the US Women’s Open in Colorado this weekend, the Denver Post looked at how different female players are able to market themselves and their sport.
“It’s been in sports ever since women started playing sports, that just what it is,” said Inkster, who’s in the World Golf Hall of Fame. “And I don’t have any trouble looking at an Adam Scott (a PGA Tour golfer). If they can promote themselves that way, that’s their gig. Personally, if you can do both, I think that’s better.”
Very true. We have this discussion in every sport. Just look at the NCAA Women’s basketball tournament. Without Skylar Diggins, we wouldn’t have noticed except to complain about the UConn dynasty. Ladies’ golf is no different. We pay attention to Natalie Gulbis, and don’t have any idea who Yani Tseng is despite the fact that she’s a US Open win away from a career Grand Slam. At twenty-two years old.
The LPGA needs phenoms like Tseng to get noticed and pretty girls to make people pay attention because the money is dwindling.
Sex appeal sells — and the LPGA can use all the help it can get. According to the tour, in 2008 it had 37 events with a combined $64.1 million in purses. This season, it is down to 27 events with total purses of $44.2 million.
That’s why young (and good) pros like Sandra Gal (right) are important to the tour. Whatever it takes. Like showing up in the Body Issue. (Warning: Nude female form) The pros know it.
“I think women athletes are confident to be both attractive and athletic, and you don’t have to shy away from being both,” Gulbis said after walking into a restricted area with a reporter. “I think you’ve seen a trend in the last 10-15 years. The media is recognizing women who are attractive and athletic, in all sports — from Olympic athletes to tennis players, swimmers to golfers.”
[Denver Post, Miami Herald, Image via Getty]
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Duh. YES. YES. and YES. That tour is on life support.
Are any of the girls attractive?
Met Natalie Gulbis at the US Open last year. She’s an angel.
Met Natalie Gulbis at the US Open last year. She’s an angel.
She willingly fucked Rapelesburger. Kind of like Brinkley. She used to suck on Billy Joel’s dusty old balls. I don’t care how hot they are, I can’t mentally get my mind around those facts and then think, “Sexy!”
yes
Are any of the girls attractive?
Not bad, as far as the LPGA goes.
She willingly fucked Rapelesburger. Kind of like Brinkley. She used to suck on Billy Joel’s dusty old balls. I don’t care how hot they are, I can’t mentally get my mind around those facts and then think, “Sexy!”
I can.
This might be SUPER duckworth’d, but I thought it was a hilarious story.
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/001105.html
Essentially, Yale researchers taught monkeys the concept of exchanging goods for money. While some monkeys used it for food, other monkeys used it to pay the females for sex.
/ awesome
Met Natalie Gulbis at the US Open last year. She’s an angel.
I can.
Yuck. I don’t want grey dick remains on my immaculate cock.
Well, shit. That didn’t play out as planned.
If only they could make the WNBA attractive.
/ minus Candace Parker, she’s a fox
haven’t Bonobo monkeys been documented doing that before?
Thought they all play for the other team?
As can I. Less Sandra Gal and much more Gulbis please.
The L stands for Lesbian, not Ladies.
Yuck. I don’t want grey dick remains on my immaculate cock.
I didn’t say I would unconditionally have sex with her. I just said I can look past her having Roethlisberger on her resume. But if she appeared stark naked in my office doorway right now and said “let’s fuck, no questions asked”, I’m not exactly going to be thinking of who she’s been with before, grey dick or not.
I think a good % of super hot celebrities have fucked a lot of messed up individuals. I try not to think about their potentially damaged goods.
Wouldn’t be surprised. Still fascinating though.
But if she appeared stark naked in my office doorway right now and said “let’s fuck, no questions asked”,
Do you daydream a lot at work?
NO IT’S NOT!
/contrarian.
Do you daydream a lot at work?
Nope. Being a commenter on The Big Lead takes up all my time.
Nope. Being a starter on The Big Lead football team takes up all my time.
Inspired by the Tom Cruise thread I downlo….er…legally purchased Jerry Mcguire and am now watching it. Cuba’s character is quite over the top.
Nope. Being a starter on The Big Lead football team takes up all my time.
TBL hasn’t graced me with any such position. I don’t think he notices me a whole lot. Which is probably a good thing.
Even though I’m not going to be here much longer, I’ll throw this movie grenade anyway: Jerry McGuire is Cameron Crowe’s most overrated movie. Discuss.
I really liked him in “As Good As It Gets”
bonobos are hornier than 23-year-old sportsblog commenters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZiTzxL3Nh4
… and Almost Famous is incredibly underrated
scroll down to Love Not War. some good stuff.
fave line: “As soon as a caretaker approached the enclosure with food, the males would develop erections”
/who hasn;t done this?
… and Almost Famous is incredibly underrated
I will plead ignorance as to whether or not this is sarcasm. However I love Almost Famous, but do feel that it is properly appreciated. When it first came out, people were effusive in praise. It’s not mentioned as much as Jerry McGuire, which is certainly a crime (Zooey Deschanel Renee Zellweger), but I do not feel that it is underrated.
fuckin things are kinky
Second, bonobo sex often occurs in aggressive contexts totally unrelated to food. A jealous male might chase another away from a female, after which the two males reunite and engage in scrotal rubbing. Or after a female hits a juvenile, the latter’s mother may lunge at the aggressor, an action that is immediately followed by genital rubbing between the two adults.
How is it “incredibly underrated?” Everyone likes that movie immensely other than some assholes.
It’s not sarcasm. One of my favorite films.
Just be happy I didn’t say Vanilla Sky.
I’ve never seen more than 15 minutes of Vanilla Sky. That’s one of those movies every wants you to watch. Fuck that movie.
agree it is an awful movie. Don’t know why people enjoy it.
TBL hasn’t graced me with any such position. I don’t think he notices me a whole lot. Which is probably a good thing.
Me neither. I guess I didn’t make the team, but will be allowed to stay on as a waterboy.
JM is awesome. It has Wayne Fontes in it!
Jeter doubles in his first at-bat.
/praying for 3 hits today to end this nonsense
TBL only offered up starting offense and copped out by saying he’d leave the defense to the commenters. I nominated myself for SS, there was some mention of CJ for MLB, and a few people said a few people could play D-Line but there wasn’t anything as concrete as TBL’s offense.
Huh? There is a mythical TBL football team? I’ll play TE or FS.
there was some mention of CJ for
CJ willingly volunteered herself to play MLB? When I think of MLB, I think of Snooki.
Dirt or Taguchi could be the quarterback.
/just imagine a strike through over both names
Yeah, TBL dropped it in one of the comments yesterday, don’t remember which post. Lisk was the QB.
BAM, Jose Bautista post….
Anyone see the NCAA Football 12 commercial just now? Fat guy getting body paint and he had to pick up his bitch tits so the painter could paint underneath them
need a long snapper or backup QB? The baseball cap hides the bald head nicely.
/anxiously wants approval
Why are there only 11 people on the starting offence? And why are there no Slotbacks?
/CFL’d
Is the site behaving oddly for anyone else? Comments are disappearing when I refresh.
Not seeing much difference at the moment, but then again I’m actually doing more work now since I put it all off to comment during the day…
Garland – Thoughts on the Leafs offseason so far? Especially that Bozak deal, please.
Also, Paula Creamer is hot.
LOLeafs sifned tim connolly. That deserves laughter
I’m neutral on the Connolly Bozak moves. Love the purchase of Cody Franson. Curious to see what it means for Komisarek.
The Sabres signed Leino and Erhoff to gross contractS. LOL. Team still sucks.
So does Matt Garza’s pitching performance today. Ouch.
Since it’s a second rate product and most of the players make men look feminine, it might not do any good.
I think it still means he’s making $4.5M and unless Burke put him through waivers, you’re still on the hook for 3 more years. Burke doesn’t seem like the buyout type. I think useless-overpaid-cocksucker has some sort of funky NMC-NTC, too.
I think you got a fair deal on MacArthur too. I actually like him.
Ehrhoff’s contract isn’t that bad, $4M cap hit is fair. He can play easy minutes (similar to Vancouver) while Regehr and Myers do the heavy lifting.
The Leino deal is all kinds of awful. Spending money to spend money.
The Connolly Liles additions were done with an eye towards boosting the brutal powerplay unit. If they can move the PP into the top half of the league, they’re a fringe playoff team.
Vlad, eat a dick! I didn’t know you suck if you make the playoffs. Right now, their roster is better than it was last year. Yes, they overpaid but they got rid of some dead weight with connolly
GG, the leafs should hope connolly can stay healthy more than anything. If healthy, he is great on the PP.
Mauer is back to being God. Caught a liner with a runner on 1st and got the double play, then a grounder to him and made the play easily.
I like the Liles and Franson moves and the Macarthur signing. Moves like the one for Franson are what teams with virtually unlimited resources should be doing under the current CBA.
Indifferent on Connolly, money is high but term is right on. He’s better than what they had, pushes everyone down a spot in the lineup.
Goaltending is going to be the issue.
Money really isn’t an issue and I think Komisarek would accept a deal over watching from the press box. Have to hope a team struggling to make cap floor is looking for a ‘veteran in the room’. Unlikely, but a man can dream
Almost Famous is amazing by the way for whoever was talking about it before. It was my first DVD purchase in 2001.
No faith in Reimer? I’m not sold either but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt going in to the year. I’d rather roll with him and the other young options ahead of signing another retread to try to patch that hole.
I bet Geez’s Oilers would take him over Strudwick. They got Barker though so that probably cancels that. Isles, Jets, and Avalanche all fit the bill though. Canes would have if they hadn’t given Kaberle that terrible contract.
2001? I don’t think my family got one until 03-04.
Love Humber and Colon shitting on my era/whip right now. Good times, good times.
Haven’t seen the commercial, but I noticed that Amazon is now offering $20 credit to anyone who preorders NCAA 12.
Yeah, paid $160 for a I believe Philips DVD player at Best Buy. DVDs started to spread big time at my college in 2001.
Gg, i enjoyed clarke macarthur on the sabres. Really good player
Huh? There is a mythical TBL football team? I’ll play TE or FS.
Every roster needs a kicker, right?
The end of this game between Germany and Mexico was just fucking unreal.
U17 Jersey? How’d it end up?
I like him as well. He’s a smart player and his new deal is relatively team-friendly. Really enjoyed him playing with Kulemin Grabovski last year.
This might be a double post, but Tom Kelly is taking over for Bert Blyleven in the Twins broadcast. He keeps calling Humber, Phillip (Twins product) and Pierzynski, Anthony. It’s pretty damn funny.
Mexico socores in the 3rd minute. Germany kicks the shit out of them for the next 80 minutes. Was up 2-1. Mexico makes some HUGE tactical changes in the last 4 minutes and just start bombarding the goal. End up tying the game. In the 88th minute, this sub for Mexico with a huge bandage on his head turns a nicely placed corner into a disgusting bicycle kick. Mexico escapes 3-2.
The biggest hole in the TBL defense is at tackle.
Holy shit, wish I would have remembered that was on and checked it out.
The Oilers have too many forwards at the NHL level, they are going to move a few for a veteran D. Komisarek is probably not an option given his contract, but they’ve shown they are willing to bury a guy in the minors.
6 hours in, Jason Alexander (the actor) is still top 10 in chips. Apparently, from the updates, he’s playing really solid.
I’m on the o line? You calling me fat broccoli?
/just happy to be included
Sounds like just the position for me to get cut from.
I watched the end of the Mexico-Germany game too. I can’t believe the kid came back in after gashing his head on the header to tie the game. And then he hits a bicycle kick off a corner to seal the deal. He has enormous balls.
This is fucking insane
TBL tossed that team out there, not I.
That is off the chains. Holy shit.
Broccoli – Humber is struggling more here in the 4th. Never should’ve started him against this high-powered Twins offense.
damn Spartan, that is nuts
Yani tseng is the truth.
July 7th, 2011 at 9:14 PM
I’m on the o line? You calling me fat broccoli?
/just happy to be included
TBL tossed that team out there, not I.
Ah I see. I must have missed when he posted that.
/puts in tbl letter jacket
//cruises for chicks In my nissan.
The biggest hole in the TBL defense is at tackle.
Lisk better watch his blind side or he is going to get killed this season.
spoonman.
This is fucking insane
Damn. I live out in the country and I always have my garage doors open or doors unlocked while I’m at home. How fucked up would it be if some mass-murderer being pursued by cops just runs into my house while I’m fucking around on TBLAD? I don’t even have my guns near my computer.
/Gets the .38 and straps it under the desk.
//It Falls. It is heavy.
///Places .38 by my mouse.
Ill play tackle…im undersized but have a great motor.
Im also offended tbl didn’t take me at LT.
You can play for Michigan.
spoonman.
Soundgarden was one of my favorite bands in college. Now the Artist Formerly Known as Chris Cornell really has me debating to see them on tour if they come near Kansas City. He fucking had a solo album produced by Timbaland. That’s wrong.
Cornell Live In Sweden Unplugged is dope.
Apparently. Now if the Mets knock Kershaw around tonight, I’m just going to give up and drop all my players.
/not really
Try not even getting selected.
/vows to make TBL pay for overlooking him
//wonders if there’s room at FS
I’d imagine Jersey Island would be more tempting than being a FS.
/long live Dawkins aka Weapon X
Sexy.
Jersey…I wasn’t picked either. We have the same chip.
Me and Jersey in the defensive backfield would be deadly.
/pops collar of Polamalu jersey
/team not picked for TBL football team
//I’m probably the newly drafted 5th round pick who’s hungry
Spence, you got speed? You can be a corner, we’d be historically awesome and would rule the O vs. D practices.
Na…im better in short space. Strongside lb in a 3-4.
I wasn’t picked either, but I expected that.
But id rather be on the tbl ryder cup team in all honesty.
I would be kinda a decent corner…6? 180 and lanky. Also ran a 12.8 100m, 1m8sec 400m, 2m32sec 800m and a 5min30 sec mile back in high school,
I wasn’t either despite my potential to become a slow Wes Welker
/Kicks rock
Neither was I, but I’m sure there are other reason for that. I’ll volunteer for LB. May as well use my angry, bitter nature for good, right?
I feel like my number 1 skill at playing the back would be my “Run up to someone who made a play and yell ‘Way to make a play, boy!’ while slapping their helmet” ability. You need that from your Free. Probably the most important skill.
I agree with this comment.
Wouldn’t ATL Badger be a good fit as a defensive player?
/shows self out
Red sox go back to back to back against the o’s. Lmao. Sorry starkweather!!!
I can fill the Jump On The Pile At The End Of The Play To Pad My Stats role.
/aka The Ray Lewis
Stupid Indians
I just didn’t want to play OL and end up getting lined up across from moleman and the calves of doom. I would get destroyed.
I’d imagine Jersey Island would be more tempting than being a FS. Jersey
More like Jersey Shore.
/no clue what I intended with that.
So 68 seconds in the 400? Isn’t that kinda slow? I ran a 56 second 400 and was nowhere near one of the best runners in the state.
/former track geek
I might have been off a little…think it was actually 59-61 seconds.
Implying he would more concerned with drinking and partying than his job (football)?
If so, spot on.
tblad…?
been a while, almost forgot what everyone’s avatar’s looked like since work blocks them all.
To answer this posts question: Yes. Yes they should.
Oh, and Broccoli, If you still wanna watch the F1 race, set your DVR for friday practice on SPEED Channel. 607 on Direct TV. I think it starts at 5 a.m.
And having sex with slutty chicks with no real personality. Do not forget about the having sex with slutty chicks with no real personality.
How could we or anybody forget?
/would definitely give some hate fucking to Sammy or JWoww
Thanks for the heads up, I’ll do that when I get home. Finally leaving work here shortly.
That was just implied, you can’t leave that out.
I just laughed my ass off for about four straight minutes. Wilfred on FX is fucking perfect. The best long form joke telling throughout an episode of a comedy since Curb Your Enthusiasm. Fanfuckingtastic.
Give me a haz mat suit and ear plugs and ill lay pipe to snooki
This.
FX has great original shows
Just use the ‘record series’ thing. Qualifying is on Saturday morning and that’s almost as good as the race. Which is on fox again, BTW.
I thought I had last week’s recorded, but it never showed up on my DVR, so recording the new one now, and the rerun of last weeks later.
I did love the Pilot though, just great.
Yeah, saw a commercial for it during baseball on Saturday. The SPEED guys will be the same that would be doing it if the actual race was televised there right?
Yes, but they dumb down their commentary for the supposed mass audience and don’t have a pre-race show. I guess that would be ok for a newb like you. I don’t need to be told that Michael Schumacher is a 7 time World Champion 4 times during a race.
Why is a rainbow gray, gray, gray, gray, gray, gray, gray and infra-gray?
love it
Guy at red sox game noticed he was on camera on the video board and grabbed the boob of his hot girlfriend. Boston announcers were laughing so hard they had to take off the headsets and missed a few pitches
Still haven’t seen an episode but I hear it’s hilarious. I’m never home when it’s on. Can you watch episodes online like Archer? I really need to get DVR already.
Fuck Toronto.
That’s worth a CRM post tomorrow.
PRONK
Chief, just realized you post a shit load on Twitter.
/ checking my Twitter feed
As a brown man, I take offense to this.
/ does stereotypical head bob
Roll Tribe!
Time to send Frank Frank to the glue factory.
Stupid indians indeed.
/nods at vlad
AHEM.
BREAK UP THE MOTHER FUCKING INDIANS!
/That is all.
Wally
What is the package the Tribe gonna have to deal for a legit RF?
v
I’m thinking pick 3 of Donald, Valbuena, Gomez, Huff and Phelps.
What legit RF is available?
During a Twins game? Yea, yea I do.
Ludwick, Pence, maybe Ethier?
If dodgers trade ethier, ill be surprised
Ludwick for Gomez, Donald, Huff and Phelps?
I thought I had last week’s recorded, but it never showed up on my DVR, so recording the new one now, and the rerun of last weeks later.
I liked tonight’s episode better than last week. I shall not spoil it for you, but…
Why is a rainbow gray, gray, gray, gray, gray, gray, gray and infra-gray?
courtesy of Hawkeye… is fucking hilarious. It was in midst of my four minute laugh a thon.
That’s way too fucking much for Ludwick, who didn’t exactly tear it up in the AL when given the opportunity. You don’t give up 2 major league arms, plus 2 ML ready infielders for Ryan Ludwick.
What is this about a tbl football team and not being selected? How rude.
Let me know when punter tryouts start.
/loads bowl…fires up wilfred
Yysa…I like the plan
/loads bowl…fires up wilfred
Heads over to YYSA’s place.
/directions?
Anything worth doing is worth doing right spencer
Head southwest until you smell the ocean….then backtrack 300 miles east
Tribe need a legit RF’er. Take wtfever as long as its not the cream of the crop.
Head southwest until you smell the ocean….then backtrack 300 miles east
I have property on what will soon be Arizona Bay.
“Head southwest until you smell the ocean….then backtrack 300 miles east”
this reminds me of that ad from a while back, when the guy hands something to a girl, who is clearly enjoying the ocean breeze ‘you dropped this back there’ she says, ‘where?’
he says, ‘nebraska’
vladdy ain;t that choo’s spot?
A fan who fell over the fence in left, or inbetween the seats and the wall, at the ballpark in Arlington (I saw it from bubbaprog) ended up dying. That’s two in two years at that place, isn’t it?
choo is dead to me. He’s out for 6 weeks at least.
Oh, that story just got worse:
How badly can Hamilton feel right now?
What is this about a tbl football team and not being selected? How rude.
Let me know when punter tryouts start.
I’m just now seeing this. You don’t want me at quarterback. I’m left handed and resemble Scott Mitchell with my throws. At 6’4? 240, I’d be better used on the lines.
Anything worth doing is worth doing right spencer
sign in shop class:
if you don’t have the time to do it right, when do you think you’ll have the time to do it over?
/words i always, always, always…wait, never, ever, ever live by
At 6’4? 240,
no way. i’ll find out at the TBL KC deal. gonna make the trip my bday present, as long as you yunguns don;t mind a 45yo in the mist
no way. i’ll find out at the TBL KC deal. gonna make the trip my bday present, as long as you yunguns don;t mind a 45yo in the mist
Okay, the 6’4? part is rounding up, though I might be listed as that in a team media guide. The weight part, sadly, not rounding up.
Does it make me a bad person if I think Casey Anthony is hot?
At 6’4? 240, I’d be better used on the lines.
Lisk
I had no clue Jared Lorezon (sp?) lived in KC.
/May be off by a hundred pounds.
Does it make me a bad person if I think Casey Anthony is hot?
She sort of is in her party pics, but three years in jail hasn’t been goo too her.
i’d still be goo to her, and kc res, i’m sleeping on your hammock or something next month
here’s the video of the guy falling over the railing.
http://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/watch-a-rangers-fan-go-tumbling-over-the-outfield-fence/
I heard about the fan falling over the railing and when they said he left behind a young son, i cried like a baby just now. Reportedly, when he was being taken out of the park on a stretcher he was still conscious and asked for someone to take care of his son who was still in the stands. That just rips you apart even if you have no kids. Ugh, what a bad way to start the day
the fan who fell from a higher distance last year actually did not die but had some serious injuries
It just doesnt seem right that there’s nothing in front of the stands, just a 20 foot drop to solid concrete. Put a net in.