Saturday, September 6, 2008

Mission Accomplished?

I am sitting here watching the news channel KTLA on a Saturday morning and what is one of the stories?
The LPGA reversing their policy.

Other than stories regarding Michelle Wie way back when she first started playing with men do I ever remember hearing about the LPGA on any sports broadcast that wasn't the golf channel--top story nonetheless.

Has Carolyn Bivens outsmarted us all? She makes a ridiculous policy and creates a big buzz with every major media source jumping on the story keeping the LPGA in mainstream media. A week later she rescinds her policy creating another buzz about her tour. You know what they say: any press is good press. She drew attention to the LPGA tour like it rarely has. Maybe her meeting (click here) ended more like this:

Carolyn: Okay, yes, we will do this and create a big shitstorm surrounding the tour, everyone will be talking about us. I will then make a statement of clarification a few days later to keep our names out there. A few days after that I will make it seem like I have responded to the criticism showing everyone out there that I am willing to listen and heed their advice. It's brilliant!

For one week ever major news source was talking about the LPGA at a point in the season when there is NOTHING worth talking about.

Is a BRAVO in order??

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