Not just a tournament, a major. Not just a major, the British Open. Not just the British Open, the first time St. Andrews has been home to a women’s professional event. Let’s see how these women play links golf. Lots of the women. On lots of the golf holes. Oops, nevermind.
TNT saw fit to cover the event for 1.5 hours on the first two days. ABC graced us with a whopping 2 hours on the final days. We got to see a handful of women play a handful of holes between 11 and 18. Whoopee.
Writers covered it better
At least we had good written coverage from the Golf For Women Editor’s blogs. However, of their nine contributors, most of the stories came from the only two men on that list, Dave Allen and John Huggan. Editor in Chief Susan Reed was there but I only saw one article from her. I found that odd.
Don’t get me wrong, the men filed some great stories and had interesting takes. For example, John Huggan points out that the Old Course is a public facility and women have been playing there for a long time. While it is significant that it is hosting its first women’s professional event, the real “breakthrough” is that women were allowed into the R&A clubhouse for the first time. Or was it a breakthrough? Here are some excerpts from John Huggan’s piece on the issue:
…to be sure, it is nice that the all-male membership of golf’s ruling body (outside Mexico and the United States) has for once relaxed its misogynistic and out-dated regulations regarding the presence of women inside one of the game’s most iconic buildings.
But let’s get real people. The headline on this story should read, “R&A behave like normal people shock.”
…the St. Rule club that makes its home on the right side of the 18th fairway, is, in fact, open only to women. Which makes it no better – or worse – than the R&A in my book.
Anyway, let’s keep this whole clubhouse thing in perspective. While it has a certain symbolic significance, in the broad scheme of things nothing has changed. Next week women will again be barred from entering.
Boo to television, Bravo (and one small brava) to the bloggers.
And a huge, heartfelt congratulations to Lorena Ochoa on her first major win at such a storied golf course.
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You call that television coverage?
Not just a tournament, a major. Not just a major, the British Open. Not just the British Open, the first time St. Andrews has been home to a women’s professional event. Let’s see how these women play links golf. Lots of the women. On lots of the golf holes. Oops, nevermind.
TNT saw fit to cover the event for 1.5 hours on the first two days. ABC graced us with a whopping 2 hours on the final days. We got to see a handful of women play a handful of holes between 11 and 18. Whoopee.
Writers covered it better
At least we had good written coverage from the Golf For Women Editor’s blogs. However, of their nine contributors, most of the stories came from the only two men on that list, Dave Allen and John Huggan. Editor in Chief Susan Reed was there but I only saw one article from her. I found that odd.
Don’t get me wrong, the men filed some great stories and had interesting takes. For example, John Huggan points out that the Old Course is a public facility and women have been playing there for a long time. While it is significant that it is hosting its first women’s professional event, the real “breakthrough” is that women were allowed into the R&A clubhouse for the first time. Or was it a breakthrough? Here are some excerpts from John Huggan’s piece on the issue:
Boo to television, Bravo (and one small brava) to the bloggers.
And a huge, heartfelt congratulations to Lorena Ochoa on her first major win at such a storied golf course.
Next post.
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