by LJ
To bad the TV coverage was so poor, again, cause the tournment was great. Where did they get these camera guys anyway? Shots off the tee where lost, missed second shots on the leaders when they where coming down the stretch, shots to green, you could'nt pick up, putts that where either blocked out, or from an angle no one could figure out. Surely the French can do better than this, their Tour de France would never stand for this type of poor camera work.

by jim
What are you smoking? I do not know anyone, including myself, who thinks that this influx is good for the LPGA
If Bivens has done a great job giving them a "personality" it is absolutely
scary to imagine what it was like before.

by brad
I would have to say financially the LPGA in Korea is huge, huge marketing is done there as golf is massive... and of course Koreans love to win and prove themselves on such a big stage.
I actually don't think most of the Korean golfers give a **** about how they are perceived by the US public -
I don't think I would care either if I was already a star in my own country...
personality or no personality - very different culture to be sure.

by Kevin Carty
Brad is correct about the Koreans...they don't give a damm about the LPGA except for the fact that it pays the most. Many are controlled by fathers or corporate managers who recognized talent and seek to promote it. Another thing...Koreans are very proud of their ethnicity. They have a homogeneus history that is much longer than ours and might even consider us all Boo Weekly's if asked.

by Brant
Does the influx of Korean golfers make the Ladies Tour better? Better yet, is it possible to make the LPGA Tour a more watchable product? For me, the LPGA is so much less talented than the PGA Tour that I can't bring myself to watch it. Watching players struggle with 400 yard holes with anything deeper than 3" rough makes for boring television. While the Korean golfers are an emotionless bunch that seem to have nothing in common with their viewing public, the LPGA will have to make much bigger strides in order to gain me as a fan.

by Durk Price
I really liked your posting on Gulbis and the rise and marketing of the women's Korean golfers. While I may root for the Americans there is no doubting the ability of the Korean players. I think quality of play will always help their assimilation. No one complains when K. J. Choi uses an interpreter. He is so good that he is accepted. So it will be as these Korean golfers mature and improve.

by Tom DeAngelis
I enjoy watching the LPGA, I've gone to 5 in the last 2 years. The Koreans on tour might make it better in Korea, but it doesn't make it better for me. I like Christina Kim. She is a lot of fun to watch and has a good personality. She might be Korean by birth but that girl is All-American.Most of the others are very shy with no personality that I can see. If you think they are helping the tour, then I guess you are doing P.R. for them or else smoking that wackey weed. Tommy D.

by Pete Jossi
The reason it's nice to see Natalie Gulbis win is that Korean golfers seem to show little emotion and many times can't communicate. That makes for boring TV and no connection for American viewers. I route for US golfers on the PGA tour and mostly ignore the LPGA because so many of the top contenders are these Koreans who all get lumped into the same category as nameless and boring to watch.