by sangmanhahn
Your comment sounds a little racist but what you said is probably true. . When unknown personalities dominate, viewers lose interest...

by Angela
A quota on different races on the LPGA? If that isn't a xenophobic remark, I don't know what is. Thanks for taking the great American ideals like freedom and liberty back to the pre-civil rights era Jessica Lipz.
Also, very general, stereotypical remarks made about Korean parents.

by RCH
Teach American girls how to play golf better. Otherwise, the USA needs more waitresses and bartenders....

by Jimin
RCH - I agree!!!! You made me laugh.

by charles
what kind of BS diatribe is this? what kind of reaction from the public are you trying to get out of writing this article, which is poorly written by the way...
learn how to critically reason instead of holding illogical fallacies to be all encompassing truths. some koreans work hard. some korean parents push their children hard. likewise, some americans work hard and some american parents push their children hard. your childish rants just make you look silly...

by elliot
totally bogus. If this were true (strict korean parenting leads to successful golfers) than Korean men would also dominate since they have Korean parents. Also, Japan was the strict work-crazy country in the 90's but they didn't produce many LPGA OR PGA golfers.
This is a diatribe which is senseless. Korean female golfers don't undergo strict parenting. Their rich parents fly them off to Australia and New Zealand where they enjoy a comfortable lifestyle (including school studies) which revolve around constant golf - just like their white counterparts.

by Chris Henry
The issue with Michelle Wie and her parents is not that she's won a million dollars and finished high in several majors; it's that her parents have decided - with or without the approval of her major sponsor, Nike - to push her to compete in PGA events. That is where her talent is being wasted. She has yet to win on the LPGA Tour. Let's remember, also, that she is not a member of that tour, yet. She plays in events, LPGA or PGA, on sponsor exemptions. She has not really had a "rookie year", therefore.
So, parenting style is not the issue. Michelle Wie has learned how to play golf thanks to her parents. Now they need to give their heads a shake and stop pushing her into men's events.

by James Kim
This article unfairly stereotypes Korean parents and doesn't adequately explain the success of Koreans on the LPGA tour. Are you saying there aren't pushy American parents? I would argue there are just as many pushy American parents. Consider the IMG David Leadbetter Academy where the sole purpose is to produce a professional golfer. If Korean parents were so pushy, why is KJ Choi the only Korean male to win on the PGA tour? As a Korean, I'm offended by the stereotype your're perpetuating.

by sangmanhahn
I think that most Korean parents don't want their boys spend too much time in "risky" adventures like in sports field, because only a few out of thousands who try may succeed. . I mean, they think it's OK for girls to fail because women usually are not the breadwinners.

by Greg
You claim that the original post "doesn't adequately explain the success of Koreans on the LPGA tour." So you acknowledge the abundance of successful Korean female golfers, yet you offer no alternate explanation for that success. It's very easy to criticize and righteously complain that you are offended. It's quite another to put forth your own well thought out theory and submit it for criticism. Since you are the expert on Korean culture, please tell me why the success of women golfers in Korea has not been mirrored by Korean men. Or is that question too loaded with cultural stereotypes to warrant an answer?