This weekend Laura Davis said to reporters "It's always about the men and then the women come second". Well maybe she just hasn't found the right man or she's doing it wrong.
Hang on, I've just re-read the article and Davis was in fact talking about TV coverage of women's sport.
It's a battle that had been raging on since the beginning of time. No not England v Scotland, or England v the French, or the Germans, or anyone else (what have the English done to piss so many off?).
No I'm referring to the battle of the sexes. (probably gave that way with the title of this post).
Laura Davis was asked by an American journalist if the attention of women's sport would increase on the back of the success of the Olympics and the achievements women had.
I think that the men's purses and the TV packages are far larger than the women's. I think it is unfair but I don't see this ever changing. However, there is one solution I can think of that could address this imbalance.
In Tennis men and women compete on the same day, not for the same trophy, but if have a ticket for centre court during Wimbledon then chances are you will get too see a women's game and a man's.
Couldn't there be a tournament where men and women compete at the same time (I haven't done any research, I'm writing this on the toilet while I should be working so I'm not sure if a competition like this already exists).
They don't have to use the same tees, the ladies could still hit off from the reds. But both sexes could play the same course, to the same pins on the same day with the same audience and have different prizes for each sex. This could raise the profile of the women's game and get more people interested.
Another solution could be to include team events that include fellas and lady's. Mixed sexed foursome or four ball comps (then there would four balls per team) could work. Or introduce a quota of women into the Ryder Cup teams (has Jiyai Shin got a Scottish or Norwegian grandfather?).
There are more ways to increase attention for women's golf but the leading organisations and the pros need to be fully committed. If events like those suggested were held and the media companies show these then I'm sure the audience and viewers will watch.
Hang on, I've just re-read the article and Davis was in fact talking about TV coverage of women's sport.
It's a battle that had been raging on since the beginning of time. No not England v Scotland, or England v the French, or the Germans, or anyone else (what have the English done to piss so many off?).
No I'm referring to the battle of the sexes. (probably gave that way with the title of this post).
Laura Davis was asked by an American journalist if the attention of women's sport would increase on the back of the success of the Olympics and the achievements women had.
I think that the men's purses and the TV packages are far larger than the women's. I think it is unfair but I don't see this ever changing. However, there is one solution I can think of that could address this imbalance.
In Tennis men and women compete on the same day, not for the same trophy, but if have a ticket for centre court during Wimbledon then chances are you will get too see a women's game and a man's.
Couldn't there be a tournament where men and women compete at the same time (I haven't done any research, I'm writing this on the toilet while I should be working so I'm not sure if a competition like this already exists).
They don't have to use the same tees, the ladies could still hit off from the reds. But both sexes could play the same course, to the same pins on the same day with the same audience and have different prizes for each sex. This could raise the profile of the women's game and get more people interested.
Another solution could be to include team events that include fellas and lady's. Mixed sexed foursome or four ball comps (then there would four balls per team) could work. Or introduce a quota of women into the Ryder Cup teams (has Jiyai Shin got a Scottish or Norwegian grandfather?).
There are more ways to increase attention for women's golf but the leading organisations and the pros need to be fully committed. If events like those suggested were held and the media companies show these then I'm sure the audience and viewers will watch.
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