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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.

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.)

puttnfool And why would I not be trying to drive the Par 5 holes?

professor I seriously doubt you've ever tried to emulate even the lesser of the Pros.

Unless drunk.

Par4QC Drive a par 5? I dunno. You have a 500 yard shot in your repertoire?

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.

puttnfool You need to quit reading my posts!

#1...you cannot comprehend my writings.
#2....you are a dumbass.
#3.....you are a damn liar....as witnessed by this statement......................

puttnfool Nobody, I repeat, nobody "goes for it" every shot.

I already posted that I do. Every shot. You cannot fathom as to why. Worse yet, you cannot fathom as to WHY NOT!

Par4QC So, tell us, oh great golf god. 518 yard, Par 5. What club do you pull to try to hole out from 518 yards away?