Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson
advantage concerned enter event given golfers great hoping open publicity received reminding shame step surprised taken unaware women
We didn't open the event up to women hoping they would not enter but the reverse. Having taken such a step it would be a great shame if the women golfers didn't take advantage of the opportunity. I would be surprised if they were unaware of the changes, given the publicity they received around the globe, but we could write to the individuals concerned reminding them.
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The hesitancy is in the detail, not the principal. There has been no resistance to the principal of women playing in the Open if they are qualified for it. We are not dragging our feet. It's just that we never had cause to think about it before.
advantage disrupt hoping intention open option shame women
We did not open it up to women hoping they would not enter. Having done that, it will be a shame if they do not take advantage of the opportunity. Having said that, it was never our intention to disrupt the women's tours. ... But the option is there.
ability absolutely based conform delighted field gender guiding kept opening qualify rules strong woman
The new rules on eligibility conform to two guiding principles: that opening up the championship was based on ability and not on gender and that we kept the field as strong as possible. I would be absolutely delighted to see a woman qualify for the 2006 Open.
active five nine open others seems venues work
We have nine venues that are active for us and the way it seems to work is that the Open comes to St Andrews about every five years and to each of the others about every 10.
eyes frequency golf likes open reasonable
Golf likes to come to St Andrews with reasonable frequency and when the eyes of the world are on St Andrews it does the Open a lot of good.
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I personally hope we will see women enter the championship. We didn't open the event up to them in the hope they wouldn't come. It's a shame if none of them takes up the opportunity.
bunker hole improved open road ruined
I completely disagree. The Road Hole bunker has never been the same from one Open to the next. To say it has been ruined from what it was is completely false. I think that bunker has improved from what it was.
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You wait until the forest fire is on your front step before you step up.
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It is no secret that the Golf Foundation has had its difficulties.
assess committee compete conditions entry equal golfers might review terms women
Our championship committee pledged to review entry conditions and to assess how women golfers might compete on equal terms with men for a place in the Open,
birdie hole opportunity potential present
The 18th hole will present a birdie opportunity but as a dog-leg hole with out-of-bounds ever present it will also be a hole for potential disaster.
ahead catching early element forward others pack raised seems seen stepping
What we've seen is that he went ahead of the pack very early in his career. There was an element of catching up by other players. He raised the standard. And now, he seems to be stepping forward again. We'll see if the others step up to the challenge.
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I am delighted that a qualification route has now been established for the best women players to gain access to the championship, competing alongside men on the same courses and from the same tees.