Carolyn Bivens
Carolyn Bivens
Carolyn Bivenswas the commissioner of the LPGA from 2005 until her resignation on July 13, 2009. She was the seventh person and the first woman to hold the position of commissioner since the LPGA was founded in 1950...
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Morgan is an exceptionally talented young player who will be a terrific addition to the 2006 LPGA Tour. She presents a unique combination of academic and golf achievements, and I am impressed with Morgan's abilities.
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It will be a cross-sports forum to look at whether a girl under 18 can handle tour life, ... We want our players to be out here for anything from 10 to 25 years. We don't want them burning white hot for a year or two and then flaming out.
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For the first time, we enter the year with more than 100 international players on the tour. We represent just about every continent and an awful lot of countries. For the first time that I can remember in women's sports, you can be who you are as long as you're good and you can be who you are and still be accepted.
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The LPGA is extremely proud to support the Special Olympics Golf National Invitational Tournament, ... Our players are as committed to giving back to charitable causes when away from the golf course as they are to their performances on the course. The Special Olympics Golf NIT is such an incredible event, and I am sure that our four teaching and club Professional members, as well as honorary chairperson Beth Bader, will find it a rewarding and inspiring experience.
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Michelle is good for golf, just as Tiger was good for golf. There are a lot of people who may not follow golf otherwise, but tune in when you've got Michelle or Tiger out there.
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From a marketing standpoint that means we have the opportunity to appeal to a wide audience and different targets. That's the opportunity.
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One of the great stories out of this is that the LPGA, by virtue of the number of stars we have, is not dependent on one person.
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She was a pretty happy young lady. She responded to it a little bit like an early Christmas gift. It's always nice to be able to give somebody nice news.
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She says she's 5 feet, I doubt that. And when she steps up to hit the ball, it's unbelievable. At the same time, she's very good with the fans and she loves what she's doing. I think she's going to be electric.
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She is probably, without question, one of the greatest female athletes of our time.
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We got a lot of folks that are pretty excited about that. Every time there have been changes to any of the major playoff formats in sports ... it's not met with a resounding click of heels by everyone. But I would say at this point, we have most people on board.
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We've got two remarkable days left. But you've left an impression forever.
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The opportunity for the returning champions is something that is cheered by the Tour, and I think it's going to add a wonderful dimension.
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Those things are getting overblown. I'm not sure the casual fan even cares that much about them. We're about to kick off the first major championship of the year and that's what the fans are interested in.