by JB
Please say things that make sense... if its the way of the parents..why arent all the koreans quitting school to win every gold medal in the Olympics? Also explain why Korean men arent that succesful in PGA. LOL. Just Anthony Kim and K.J. Choi.

by Kevin C
For want of a better explanation, I will accept Jennifer Mario's explanation of why Korean women excell on the LPGA tour with just a home population of 45 million as a demographic pool. As a comparison, the Dominican Republic has more major leaguers per capita than any other country playing baseball. Why? Early identification of talent and a "support" system that raises their game as a means to escape poverty. We have nothing comparable on a national basis for golf. Look at what Sweden does with a small population base and inhospitible weather with their national golf program. I for one find the Korean girls as attractive as any other nationality on the LPGA and love their fluid swings.

by Clint Chang
A lot of people ask why the Korean women are having success but the men aren't. I think the big reason is that you cannot compare the talent pool in the PGA vs. the LPGA. If anything, I think this shows how considerably weaker the talent pool in the LPGA is. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of outstanding players on the LPGA, but the fact that it's so easy for 16 year olds to win (Korean or not) tournaments and even majors shows that the existing competition out there is just not that great.
Men's golf is just so much more competitive worldwide that it's so much harder to break in, let alone win.

by Scott KIM
First of all, I would like to say that I'm Korean. Although much of this article doesnt portray Korean parents positively, the Korean mindset is without a doubt "all or nothing"; consequently, Korean parents tend to drive their kids to the "all" portion of the statement. However, I would like to say that Korean kids (especially first generation Korean-Americans) often times feel as though the forceful attempt in the kids' childhood was not necessary. After all, we don't know what is going to happen in the future, so why should we waste our childhoods? Balance is the key to everything, and that's the concept Korean parents have not grasped yet.

by Jessica Lipz
I have a comment, and try to not take this as a xenophobic remark. I am just going to relate what I have witnessed. My husband and our friends all watch golf, PGA, LPGA, and Seniors. Without a doubt, the guys enjoy women's golf, but they lose interest so fast when the final two, or four, or three of the four, groups in the final round, are mostly Korean, due to their, and I quote, lack of a personality. Who really cares if Seon Hwa Lee wins or not, we don't know her, and the vacant emotions leave the TV audience begging for something more. So, it ends up that the announcers "fill", and that just makes it more obvious and worse. Many do not speak English, so who knows what is going on. I can say, give me Sergio Garcia ANYDAY over the calm, somewhat cold, and bland personalities of the Koreans on the LPGA tour. They are great golfers to be on the tour, but Jan Stephenson said it years ago, not nicely I guess, but kind of right on. They are killing the LPGA tours excitement. Give us more Kerr, Creamer, Inkster, Davies and Pressel. Not racist, just a viewers choice. But what can be done? Limit the number on tour? Tell us.

by Jonathan Bates
Jessica, your comments highlight not that you are xenophobic but that you merely want to be entertained. If Kerr, Creamer, Inster, Davies and Pressel were only sub-par players would you really want to watch their golf game on TV just because they are full of personality? What does this do for the sport of women's golf?. If that is what you, your husband and friends enjoy then maybe you guys would enjoy it more if the LPGA was played out in bikinis. These Korean women are here because, as Clint Chang pointed out, and rightly so, that the talent pool was ripe for such an "invasion". If the talent in the LPGA never gets better but only becomes more entertaining because the women are showing more personality, then the LPGA will never be a respected sport but merely an entertaining sideshow of the PGA. You want more Kerr, Creamer, Inkster, Davies and Pressel as opposed to Kim, Park, Lee, Chang, and the Choi's? Maybe they should entertain less and improve their golfing ability. In the end, nobody wants to watch sub-par athletes just because he/she is fun to be around. We want GREAT golf. Besides, whom one animate themselves to be on TV might not be who they are. Did you ever think of that possibility? That in the face of lack of talent and skill, they yuk it up for TV? As if you are ever really going to "know" these players because of some emotional outburst or a witty response to an interview or an endearing soundbite. The TV audience is not so shallow as you make us out to be. Why would you mention Jan Stephenson who is credited with the follow: "We have to promote sex appeal. It's a fact of life. The people who watch are predominantly male, and they won't keep watching if the girls aren't beautiful" ??? I believe you merely want to be entertained and not ever be inspired by the sport that the LPGA provides female athletes. It is not just a game to these women that actually compete at this top level.

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 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...