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> @Argonne69 said:

> Perhaps the European team should be expanded to include the Commonwealth of Nations, which includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand. They'd pick up Brooke, Minjee, and Lydia, making it a little more of a fair fight.

>

Great idea, Arg! Actually, those 3 countries would be good enough to be a team of their own. That would make 3 teams (with Europe & the US). And since we're doing that, we should probably add Korea and Japan, they're both top shelf! That would make it 5 teams. It wouldn't be fair to leave out Taiwan and China , so that would get it up to 7. Then we could make a wild card 8th team from the remaining golfers. Now, all we need is a catchy new name for this tournament...how about the International Crown!?

 

 

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> > @Argonne69 said:

> > Perhaps the European team should be expanded to include the Commonwealth of Nations, which includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand. They'd pick up Brooke, Minjee, and Lydia, making it a little more of a fair fight.

> >

> Great idea, Arg! Actually, those 3 countries would be good enough to be a team of their own. That would make 3 teams (with Europe & the US). And since we're doing that, we should probably add Korea and Japan, they're both top shelf! That would make it 5 teams. It wouldn't be fair to leave out Taiwan and China , so that would get it up to 7. Then we could make a wild card 8th team from the remaining golfers. Now, all we need is a catchy new name for this tournament...how about the International Crown!?

>

>

 

I actually like the idea but in my scenario team Europe and Team US continue doing their thing with the Solhiem Cup and a new Cup is created ala President Cup style, Japan and China are part of the International team and they play against Team Korea. Cause IMO Korea has to be part of one of these big International team events, 4 players like the "Crown" isn't enough for me. Now all we need are some deep pocketed companies from the these countries to step up, not sure that would be tough. I know in Canada RBC are big Brooke backers and they're a multi-billion dollar bank that has no problem dump millions into golf sponsoring 2 PGA events and a large stable of PGA and LPGA tour pro's.

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PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.

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> @Enduro59 said:

> PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

> LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

> Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

> I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

> I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

> By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.

 

Don't really know what you are trying to say as there is too much rambling here and you really need to use paragraphs.

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> @"North Texas" said:

> > @Enduro59 said:

> > PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

> > LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

> > Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

> > I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

> > I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

> > By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.

>

> Don't really know what you are trying to say as there is too much rambling here and you really need to use paragraphs> @"North Texas" said:

> > @Enduro59 said:

> > PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

> > LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

> > Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

> > I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

> > I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

> > By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.

>

> Don't really know what you are trying to say as there is too much rambling here and you really need to use paragraphs.

 

Yeah I know what I am trying to say. I also took extra typing time to indent for new paragraphs where I thought were needed. However the post preview had the paragraphs but the post looked like slop. Sorry about that. Maybe I can learn how to prevent that.

The whole rant was about nothing more than a first world hang up of mine anyway.

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> @Enduro59 said:

> > @"North Texas" said:

> > > @Enduro59 said:

> > > PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

> > > LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

> > > Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

> > > I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

> > > I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

> > > By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.

> >

> > Don't really know what you are trying to say as there is too much rambling here and you really need to use paragraphs> @"North Texas" said:

> > > @Enduro59 said:

> > > PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

> > > LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

> > > Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

> > > I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

> > > I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

> > > By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.

> >

> > Don't really know what you are trying to say as there is too much rambling here and you really need to use paragraphs.

>

> Yeah I know what I am trying to say. I also took extra typing time to indent for new paragraphs where I thought were needed. However the post preview had the paragraphs but the post looked like slop. Sorry about that. Maybe I can learn how to prevent that.

> The whole rant was about nothing more than a first world hang up of mine anyway.

 

On the other hand, I'll have to admit to having a glass or two or wine prior to reading your post. Or Three.

 

Edit: I'll just add, if you are a wine drinker, Walt is pretty good stuff.

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> @Enduro59 said:

> PGA=Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

> LPGA=Solheim Cup and International Crown.

> Ryder Cup>Solheim and International Crown>Presidents Cup.

> I know others might think differently. Also all 4 of these could use some not so minor tweaking. I don't know if I can ever get past someone competing against the USA (Henrik Stenson , Jason Day ,Karine Icher ,Sandra Gal etc. ) yet living here in the land of milk and honey. However I might give those two ladies a pass but no one else....

> I'm probably a little put off as well by all the what I think are undeserved accolades heaped upon Juli Inkster. (Yes I know she has won 2 in a row and will soon make it 3) Woulda coulda shoulda 2015 Inkster and company was beat until Allison Lee gave herself a putt and then everybody started arguing then two of the last people on earth who I thought would give competitive ground in the name of political correctness ,Annika Sorenstam and Suzzane Pedersen gave in. Then most everyone started crying including one of the last people on earth that I thought would cry over something like that. (Charley Hull) At that point the Europeans took their boots off USAs neck and gave away what I believe to be their last chance to win the cup for a long long long time. If all of that incident was a thought out advance strategy by Inkster then she deserves enormous credit as a winner using mind games. If the above incident just fell into her lap then not so much. To me it would be like an above average professional athlete at the end of their playing career coaching an already good high school varsity team and leading them to three victories over JV teams. Three victories over JV teams does not make you a great captain.

> **By the way I bet nobody on this forum has ever seen Christy Kerrrrr cry.**

 

When she was on Feherty.

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How on Earth is Anne van Dam ranked #1 in Solheim Cup points for the Europeans? Sure she has a few wins on the LET, but if I'm not mistaken, there are no full time LET players ranked in the top 100 in the World. Carlota is currently 2nd, and she's #10 in the World.

 

Hedwall is ranked above Georgia, but is 104 spots below Georgia in the World rankings.

 

That's seriously messed up.

 

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> @Argonne69 said:

> How on Earth is Anne van Dam ranked #1 in Solheim Cup points for the Europeans? Sure she has a few wins on the LET, but if I'm not mistaken, there are no full time LET players ranked in the top 100 in the World. Carlota is currently 2nd, and she's #10 in the World.

>

> Hedwall is ranked above Georgia, but is 104 spots below Georgia in the World rankings.

>

> That's seriously messed up.

>

 

Not really messed up at all. They want to reward those that support the LET.

 

Qualification

 

The 2019 Solheim Cup European Team will consist of 12 Eligible Players, who shall be selected as follows:

 

(a) top 3 eligible players on the LET Solheim Cup Points Ranking

(b) top 5 eligible players appearing on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings

© 4 eligible players selected by the Captain

 

The qualifying period began immediately following The 2017 Solheim Cup and will end at the conclusion of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, on 11th August, 2019.

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Support the LET, as opposed to putting together the best players one can get?

 

It's a moot point, anyway. Even if they used world ranking exclusively they'd be behind the 8 ball.

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> @Enduro59 said:

> I wonder why Beth Allen was not on the Euro team the next Solheim Cup after she won LET'S order of merit? That would have been the ultimate reward for her support of the LET.

 

It's possible it's because she's American! :)

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Brits? They're ranked #20, #24, #43, and #52. Georgia hasn't done squat this season. Charley admits she can't putt. The stats will tell you Jodi can't putt. Bronte had a very nice week, but her play earlier this season has been meh.

 

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Georgia hasn't really played well at all this season, Jodie has the injury bug so who knows about her. I think Charlie and Bronte do have the games that can be troublesome for competition in a team events that are scored for 18 holes at a time. 72 hole cumulative scores with these two not so much lol. And although I give the node to the US side as the favorite, I wouldn't call the US Team World beaters without flaws. Both teams have a lot of Dr Jeckel/Mr Hyde types that you won't know which players shows up from day to day. I think Nelly and Danielle are the 2 dependable players, outside that it could get sketchy.

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> @Shilgy said:

> > @Enduro59 said:

> > I wonder why Beth Allen was not on the Euro team the next Solheim Cup after she won LET'S order of merit? That would have been the ultimate reward for her support of the LET.

>

> It's possible it's because she's American! :)

 

Yes,that is true but I thought I saw a commercial on yesterday's broadcast where Lizzete Salas said she was a Mexican. I had the volume way down so I might be mistaken. Did she really say that?

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> @Enduro59 said:

> > @Shilgy said:

> > > @Enduro59 said:

> > > I wonder why Beth Allen was not on the Euro team the next Solheim Cup after she won LET'S order of merit? That would have been the ultimate reward for her support of the LET.

> >

> > It's possible it's because she's American! :)

>

> Yes,that is true but I thought I saw a commercial on yesterday's broadcast where Lizzete Salas said she was a Mexican. I had the volume way down so I might be mistaken. Did she really say that?

 

Yes she said it. She is of Mexican decent, born in California.

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> I'm of Irish decent but am a proud American. Not sure where that commercial is trying to go?

 

I agree, it appears a new installment of their Drive On campaign. I thought it really dumb, I've never looked at Salas and thought (in an Enlightenment-era aristocrat accent), "Why, she's MEXICAN, Mexicans don't play GOLF!!" This commercial after Tiger had/has dominated the men's game for so long is pandering. Oh, and that whole Lorena Ochoa thing... FFS, Salas is American. Now, if we want to talk about whether Fassi will outshine Gabby Lopez, well that's an interesting discussion.

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> > @Enduro59 said:

> > I'm of Irish decent but am a proud American. Not sure where that commercial is trying to go?

>

> I agree, it appears a new installment of their Drive On campaign. I thought it really dumb, I've never looked at Salas and thought (in an Enlightenment-era aristocrat accent), "Why, she's MEXICAN, Mexicans don't play GOLF!!" This commercial after Tiger had/has dominated the men's game for so long is pandering. Oh, and that whole Lorena Ochoa thing... FFS, Salas is American. Now, if we want to talk about whether Fassi will outshine Gabby Lopez, well that's an interesting discussion.

 

Enduro59 I think you should watch the complete spot with the sound up. WestTex, I think you have to put yourself in her shoes for a moment.

She's telling of **HER** experience(s) and what was said to **HER**. I don't find her account in the commercial to be unbelievable and I don't doubt that she is also a proud American.

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> @AWinfortheAges said:

> > @WestTex said:

> > > @Enduro59 said:

> > > I'm of Irish decent but am a proud American. Not sure where that commercial is trying to go?

> >

> > I agree, it appears a new installment of their Drive On campaign. I thought it really dumb, I've never looked at Salas and thought (in an Enlightenment-era aristocrat accent), "Why, she's MEXICAN, Mexicans don't play GOLF!!" This commercial after Tiger had/has dominated the men's game for so long is pandering. Oh, and that whole Lorena Ochoa thing... FFS, Salas is American. Now, if we want to talk about whether Fassi will outshine Gabby Lopez, well that's an interesting discussion.

>

> Enduro59 I think you should watch the complete spot with the sound up. WestTex, I think you have to put yourself in her shoes for a moment.

> She's telling of **HER** experience(s) and what was said to **HER**. I don't find her account in the commercial to be unbelievable and I don't doubt that she is also a proud American.

 

I think if you re-read my post you may notice I'm saying exactly that. She's American, and based on her Solheim experience a proud one at that. I'm a fan.

 

What I don't believe is the bogus nature of the tv ad. She's 29, so it's not like she had to break through any barriers in the 50's. Not saying she has never witnessed any discrimination, but the ad talks about how people where she's from underestimated her and Latina women. Sorry, no buying it. Azusa, California is and has roughly always been 60-70% Hispanic. Why in the world would Hispanics underestimate their own kind? It's a misleading TV spot, implying she was in a WASP-y neighborhood trying to overcome a stigma. She got a golf scholarship. Why? Because she's a great golfer! Not because of her demographics. (though these days with college degrees for sale maybe not...? different story, sorry)

 

I get what you're saying and I respect that, but I'm sorry, this spot implied a lot of things that just aren't true. I've NEVER heard someone look down at another person playing golf because of their demographics. But maybe it's because none of the people I hang around with give a hoot about that, maybe I've been lucky. It just seems this ad should have been played for Ochoa, not in this decade.

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> @WestTex said:

> > @AWinfortheAges said:

> > > @WestTex said:

> > > > @Enduro59 said:

> > > > I'm of Irish decent but am a proud American. Not sure where that commercial is trying to go?

> > >

> > > I agree, it appears a new installment of their Drive On campaign. I thought it really dumb, I've never looked at Salas and thought (in an Enlightenment-era aristocrat accent), "Why, she's MEXICAN, Mexicans don't play GOLF!!" This commercial after Tiger had/has dominated the men's game for so long is pandering. Oh, and that whole Lorena Ochoa thing... FFS, Salas is American. Now, if we want to talk about whether Fassi will outshine Gabby Lopez, well that's an interesting discussion.

> >

> > Enduro59 I think you should watch the complete spot with the sound up. WestTex, I think you have to put yourself in her shoes for a moment.

> > She's telling of **HER** experience(s) and what was said to **HER**. I don't find her account in the commercial to be unbelievable and I don't doubt that she is also a proud American.

>

> I think if you re-read my post you may notice I'm saying exactly that. She's American, and based on her Solheim experience a proud one at that. I'm a fan.

>

> What I don't believe is the bogus nature of the tv ad. She's 29, so it's not like she had to break through any barriers in the 50's. Not saying she has never witnessed any discrimination, but the ad talks about how people where she's from underestimated her and Latina women. Sorry, no buying it. Azusa, California is and has roughly always been 60-70% Hispanic. Why in the world would Hispanics underestimate their own kind? It's a misleading TV spot, implying she was in a WASP-y neighborhood trying to overcome a stigma. She got a golf scholarship. Why? Because she's a great golfer! Not because of her demographics. (though these days with college degrees for sale maybe not...? different story, sorry)

>

> I get what you're saying and I respect that, but I'm sorry, this spot implied a lot of things that just aren't true. I've NEVER heard someone look down at another person playing golf because of their demographics. But maybe it's because none of the people I hang around with give a hoot about that, maybe I've been lucky. It just seems this ad should have been played for Ochoa, not in this decade.

 

I couldn't have stated it better than that WestTex. Not sure how old Mike Whan is and whether these politically correct initiatives like drive on are his babies or some marketing company snake oil salesman peddling his wares to LPGA,but I am offended by some of their content. I am usually not easily offended and I guess I already had an axe to grind with Salas after some of her (what I thought anyway) uninformed knee jerk responses to baiting questions from reporters regarding our nation's immigration/border problem.

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I am not familiar with her responses to any questions, but I live on the border. I can actually see Mexico from my house and where I work. I speak English, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese in varying forms of fluency. I applaud anyone, from any walk of life, who can claw their way out of the poo heap. I respect what AWinfortheAges is saying and to a certain point agree completely (really; no sarcasm, trolling, flaming or any other vile attitudes intended - just honest discourse.) I will never know what Salas has endured. But the TV ad is what I take issue with. Salas is the first in her family with a college degree. That is awesome. But I take issue with the ad implying she is more Mexican than American somehow.

 

I would have rather they had a spot on her celebrating that she is the first of her family with a degree, she got it through golf, was on THREE Solheim teams and therefore a bad@$$. Drive On indeed...

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I am of Mexican descent and you can face discrimination from your own kind. It is crazy but it happens. I get told all the time I act "white" because I went to college. I was given so much grief in high school because I carried a racket bag rather than a soccer ball. People complain about stereotypes imposed on by other people but there is a lot of self-infliction. The mothers of a lot of the female students I work with don't understand why their daughters are in college instead of getting married and having kids. My family was never like that but it happens and we can't discount that it may have happened to Lizette. Again, I think Mel Reid's "coming out" ad misses the mark because she was already "out" on social media for a long time. If there is anything remarkable about the ad being based around a lesbian player is the fact the LPGA acknowledges there are lesbians on the tour. I agree Mel persevering through her mother's death, Lizette's story of how she got started in golf and Stacy's perseverance through scoliosis are worthy enough without pandering to today's hot topics. In fact, that is what annoys me about the LPGA and golf in general, anytime they can jump on a trend or something fashionable, they do but they don't do it well and kind of end up looking like your parents when they try to use slang.

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