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puttnfool they don't realize is they just don't have the skills, talent, etc.

Yet, the poorest of the LPGA players could wipe your ass with your own shirt!!

Get real.

DC300 You just have to be honest about it all, do you watch the LPGA?

Absolutely! I've even stayed up late into the night watching their foreign tourneys, when they get broadcast. They play similar golf that we all do(or should)....smart golf. No trying fancy shots, no trying to outhit one another. Probably because they are playing for peanuts and need to make sure they score as low as they can in order to make a cut/cash a check.

        Par4QC Yet, the poorest of the LPGA players could wipe your ass with your own shirt!!

        Get real.

        Hell, yeah. No argument from me. Not sure where you pulled that from because I never said, implied, or insinuated that I was better than any of them.

          Par4QC

          You are the anomaly. The NBA vs the WNBA, the PGA vs LPGA, so on and so forth, wages are lower because the viewership is FAR lower. This dictates the sponsorship and therefore payout. TV sponsorship is a lot of it, as are major corporations.

          There is very little interest in woman’s sports in general. This is not sexist, this is pure fact. Until there is a way to draw the viewers, the wages will be lower. Maybe they play a great fundamental game, but that doesn’t sell tickets to anybody outside of the purists. Golf has a small enough following as it is, that’s with the Mega stars on the PGA. I can’t name 20 female golfers on tour today and I’ll bet I know more than 99% of the world. The crazy shit Tiger could do, the shots Phil could create, the dominance of Jordan in his Major run, the international appeal and raw power of Rory all draw viewers. Getting up and down from the middle of the fairway isn’t all that fun. This is why the men get paid and the women don’t.

              DC300 Yep. You could probably attribute the lack of viewer interest to a lot of things - maybe men watch more TV in general, I suspect they definitely watch more sports. Men at large probably don't like to watch women be better than them at something. The men who have watched the PGA for years don't necessarily have a hole in their lives that the LPGA fills.

              The LPGA being dominated by Asian players probably has a lot to do with it in the USA as well.

              Whatever the reason, the interest that drives ad sponsors just isn't there. Is a great product that no one wants to buy a great product?

                  I watch more LPGA than I do the PGA. I like it a lot better. I'm sure I'm in the minority, though.

                  ZWExton to be honest, it’s just not fun to watch technicians, they are great, but show me a 360 yard draw, over the trees, where 70 other have failed and then stick it for a 6 foot eagle putt vs 270 in the fairway, next to the other person, both come in and are ~15 feet or less and take good run at the bird.. sorry, not that fun.

                  Conditions for both brutal, but honestly, women’s golf is boring to me. Men’s is fun for the competition and the crazy shit they pull off. LPGA might as well be watching a training on the golf network with no actual instructors

                      DC300 In your last bit maybe you captured what I like about the LPGA. What could be better than instruction without ask the mindless blather? Watching In-Gee Chun's golf swing is more likely to improve your game than watching an instruction show, IMO.

                        DC300 - I see what you mean but I would NOT refer to them as technicians. I gain a lot from observing how the women on the LPGA dissect and manage our games. Your "show me a ...where 70 others have failed" is the attitude that cost Michelson tournaments including at couple of majors.

                        So how do I justify taking a low percentage golf shot when I'm out playing? I declare to my partners that I'm on vacation today and YOLO (you only live once). 😁

                            mikeintopeka So how do I justify taking a low percentage golf shot when I'm out playing?

                            If my competitive round is in the toilet by the closing holes, I love to just go for everything and see what happens. Sometimes it adds a little fun to a bad round.

                                mikeintopeka how do I justify taking a low percentage golf shot when I'm out playing? I declare to my partners that I'm on vacation today and YOLO (you only live once). 😁

                                sdandrea1 If my competitive round is in the toilet by the closing holes, I love to just go for everything and see what happens. Sometimes it adds a little fun to a bad round.

                                You guys must be really good at golf. OTOH, I must be some hack that can only score in the 70s(6100 yds.) with just my regular game. I've never been able to "go for it" nor do I have, or ever tried, a "low percentage shot". My guess is because my every swing is one or the other!😆
                                I hold nothing back on course. Ever. BUT, there are no 'stupid' shots; I don't bag the clubs for them. Nor do I have the proper swing for such antics.

                                That's why the PGA is merely entertainment for me. And it can be quite amusing, at times, what with some of the idiot shots taken. I get nothing from them for my game.

                                      DC300 Golf has a small enough following as it is, that’s with the Mega stars on the PGA

                                      Perhaps these guys are the problem with dwindling recreational play. We know there must be a helluva a lot of players out there trying to emulate those players and their shots. Few, if any, may be able to.
                                      If you cannot succeed, quit.....which would follow their rationale of being able to play like the Pros**! If they would watch the ladies, they'd find games more similar to what they might be capable of doing and enjoy the game enough to stick around.

                                      **These could well be the players with the wrong equipment in the bag also.....all playing XS shafts in their blades, using ProV1, Cameron putters, etc........🤔

                                          Par4QC I have to venture that the pros are about the only reason golf still gets picked up at all as a recreation. It’s expensive, time consuming, frustrating and a generally perceived boring sport. Not exactly the path to major success amongst my generation and younger.

                                          I like watching the elite players of the world and seeing what they do, you have to separate yourself from that, you aren’t a pro and don’t have half the talent these guys have. I haven’t stopped playing basketball because I can’t throw down a dunk from the foul line, shoot 90% for free throws or average a triple double, keep perspective and it’s fine.

                                            Par4QC
                                            I'm on board with most every point in your post save for one. I don't believe playing Pro VI's hurts my lackluster game - no ill effects (and, I procure mine for free.)

                                                Par4QC I hold nothing back on course. Ever.

                                                You try to drive every par 4 and reach every par 5 in two?

                                                    puttnfool Not understanding what makes you comment on things you do not comprehend. Happens quite frequently on this forum, I might add!

                                                    puttnfool Par4QC I hold nothing back on course. Ever.

                                                    You try to drive every par 4 and reach every par 5 in two?

                                                          Par4QC PGA Tour = men playing a game of which I'm not familiar. LPGA = women playing a game I dream about. The latter is a better view for how I might be - in my dreams. The former is entertainment - like the NFL as it's been quite some time since I ran a 4.4 40 yard dash. LOL

                                                            Par4QC I'm not understanding why you're talking out your ass. Nobody, I repeat, nobody "goes for it" every shot.