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My thoughts at the time and now are the same. Women shouldn't be able to play on the mens tour. Annika and others might have the talent to compete with the men but it's not really fair to take away a spot from a guy who is trying to get one week in week out.

She received a sponsors exemption. Corporations pay big money to sponsor an event, and generally get to pick four players. If they want to pick Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Pluto, it's fine with me.

I think that the only thing the women on the LPGA cant do that they would have to be able to do on the PGA is hit the long ball. Most of the women manage the course better than the men but the leave themselves longer shots into the greens than most of the men. Especially on the longer courses where you have to hit it long or else you cant hold the greens because you cant hit a shot high enough and with enough spin. It is really hard to shoot good when you are having to scramble for a par on ever hole. I could see some of the better women coming to compete on the shorter courses but the are getting way over their head when the yardage gets over about 7100.

Wasn't into golf at the time since I was 7, but my thoughts on it would have been positive. It brings interest and girl/guy battles always spark interest in sports it seems like.

I didn't have a problem with it then or now.

Didn't Annika sort of shop around for a course on which she'd have a legitimate shot at keeping up with the men?

I'd swear that was the case. Colonial is definitely short by most current standards (though at 7,204 for a par-70 right now doesn't seem that dang short to me!).

I thought it was cool at the time and still do. Annika had more than proven herself to be the LPGA's top player, and if the Colonial or any other PGA Tour event wanted to have her, why not? So she was keeping the 164th player on tour (or whoever) from getting to play that week. I didn't lose sleep over it. There's enough spots and enough chances to earn them that the argument that "they're taking away a guy's spot" sounds like bulsh to me. Nobody cares about the last guy in until John Daly or Annika Sorenstam or Jerry Rice gets an invite, then suddenly they're a big deal.

Yes, she did.

I think that due to the limited amount of LPGA tour events, if they have the game to compete with the PGA tour players they should be permitted to play....and I support them 100%.

There haven't been any women who have been able to play competively on the PGA Tour. It's ok to see a top woman player get a sponsor's exemption from time to time like Wie and Sorenstam, but week in and week out, they'd never be able to keep their playing privileges.

Annika missing the cut at Colonial sort of proved that.

Not to go full misogynist here, but if a great many men can't hack it on the PGA Tour, does anybody really believe a woman could do it? The ability to hit a 4-iron 200-plus yards is a minimum. In fact, CARRYING a 4-iron is a minimum. You're not going to make the cut at Bay Hill or Pebble Beach or Muirfield Village carrying seven hybrids in your bag.

I watched it and thought it was dumb...But networks see dollar signs. Thats what sells air time.

I did not have a problem with it. If you qualify then let anyone play in the PGA. But you must qualify.

The timing of this discussion could not have been better. On the Canadian Tour, Isabelle Beisiege became the 1st woman today to earn full time status on a men's golf tour. Now this obviously isn't the PGA or European Tour, but a lot of PGA Tour winners have won on the Canadian Tour as well. Should be interesting to see how she does.

No issues...if they can compete why not? A lot of men dont't make the cut either. I'd rather watch Annika than Sabatini.

Personally, I wouldn't make a blanket statement to that effect. But if the rules are such that allow a person that meets certain requirements to try and compete then they should be allowed to compete regardless of sex. If the PGA doesn't want the Ladies to compete then they should change the rules. While I agree there is an LPGA that explicitly indicates "Ladies" the PGA does not explicitly indicate "Gentlemen."