Whether you like it, hate it, or feel indifferent, many professional female golfers promote their sexiness on their respective tours. And the LPGA certainly doesn’t seem to discourage it.
So why don’t the men do it? Don’t they realize they have many fans attracted to men? There are some seriously sexy players on the PGA Tour, but we just don’t seem to hear too much about that. Sure, we’ll get a rare scantily clad image, but I bet they’re not regarded well by their peers. Ian Poulter’s recent nude photo had its share of negative press. Frankly, while I don’t mind that kind of exposure, I find some of them extremely sexy while fully clothed on the golf course.
The golfers who do get some press about their sexiness are predictable choices, like Adam Scott and Camilo Villegas. Watching the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice a couple others. It doesn’t seem so long ago that I would have been gaga over 26-year old Andres Romero, who sat casually yawning in the clubhouse checking out his i-tunes library on a laptop while waiting to see if he’d be faced with a playoff. Instead, I was gaga over Peter Lonard, the 40-year old on his way in, threatening to be the playoff contender. Admittedly, I haven’t seen too much of him, so I had to wait until he was on 18 and removed his cap to even know if there was hair under there (there is), but I didn’t care. There could be a slightly Costner-esque appeal there, but he just looks like the quintessential golfer to me, and in my mind, that’s sexy. But you won’t see him getting any steamy press. Except, I guess, for here on this blog. If you can call this “press.”
Dear Peter, I’m sorry you didn’t force the playoff. Not only for a chance at winning, but so that I could see more of you. I hope to see more of you atop the … leaderboard in the future, since we all know you won’t get camera time if you’re not.
April 1, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I can’t imagine any adult woman of legal age liking the Camilo, Romero, Scott type guys. I mean didn’t we stop reading Tiger Beat and going to Menudo concerts at 13?
It’s got to be much more difficult to market male sexiness than female sexiness. I hate to generalize but generally women are just much more decerning and individualistic when it comes to what they like in a man. Men will generally go for what ever’s polished up and put out there.
That said, Peter Lonard is pretty hot…and we’ll get to lust after see him again at the Masters.
April 2, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Update – I just checked out some Peter Lonard shots on Google Images … he’s definitely a GILF.
April 2, 2008 at 5:14 pm
found your post on google and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.
April 5, 2008 at 2:49 am
Female sexiness is a much bigger seller than male. I’m sure Playboy sells a zillion more issues than Playgirl, or whatever rags women read with “hot” men in them.
Ian Poulter seems to be trying to sell his “sexiness” with his naked poses, and remember the Eyomatic ads with Aaron Baddeley? Sergio certainly qualifies with the beer ads, but the sexy women in those ads are a bigger draw than he is.
April 5, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Im sure a lot more men than women play golf, and therefor I am also most men would rather not be advertised to buy men being sexy?
Craig Parry and Colin Montgomerie, two pairs of speedos, one tube of…
April 8, 2008 at 10:30 pm
“Instead, I was gaga over Peter Lonard, the 40-year old . . .”
But that’s because 40 is the new 26, right? Right? Anyone? Please? Bueller…Bueller…Bueller?