Women's Golf Equality
Women have been trying for years to be viewed as
equal competition for men, especially in sports.
Unfortunately, society fails to measure women’s
abilities on the same scale as men’s abilities. Golf
is one of few sports that show great potential for
women and men to compete on the same level. Recently,
there have been many developments in the world of
women’s golf.
Women’s golf has been become extremely popular over
the past few years and there are currently as many
professional women golfers as there are men. Golf
equipment companies have also recognized the amount
of women interested in the sport and have customized
many pieces of golf equipment including golf clubs,
drivers and golf bags to be more comfortable for
women. You can also have your own golf equipment
custom-made; making golfing more comfortable and
efficient for women since men’s clubs were often to
big. These are just a few of the steps which have
been taken to welcome women into the world of golf
and ensure that they are comfortable and treated as
equally as possible.
Women’s golf associations such as the LPGA have also
contributed to the popularity of women’s golf and
given women the respect they deserve. Women golfers
are now featured in Golf Digest magazine, Golf for
Women and a number of other magazines dedicated
strictly to women’s golf. Videos and TV shows are
also contributing to the popularity of this sport and
giving women the “drive” they need to pursue careers
in this field.
It was not until earlier this year, that women’s golf
took a leaping step in the right direction when
professional golfer and top LPGA player, Annika
Sorenstam was told she could play against the men in
a PGA tournament. Many people predicted how they
thought Sorenstam would do when she teed-off against
some of the best male golfers in the world. Some
people had positive encouragement to contribute while
others were chauvinistic and down-right rude.
Phil Mickelson, 2nd in the overall moneymaking
standings last year, had no problem playing against a
woman and claimed that he thought Sorenstam would end
up 20th overall, when she predicted herself to be
28th. Other golf professionals were not so eager to
give Sorenstam the benefit of the doubt. Vijah Singh
actually resigned from the tournament because he felt
he could not play with a women. He claimed that
Sorenstam simply “did not belong” in a men’s
tournament.
Nonetheless, having a woman play in the PGA, even for
a short while, was a huge accomplishment which could
potentially pave the road for future development in
women’s golf.
James Sampson is an avid golf enthusiast who has been
golfing for 10+ years. While his career was in
computers, his heart was in golf. Now retired, James
spends his time on his favorite golf courses and also
works as a contributing editor for
http://www.golfballs101.com – a site
that does reviews
golf balls and offers unique information on things
like logo golf balls.
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