At not one point in the whole season have I sat and watched an LPGA Tournament. It's not due to the fact that I don't like women's golf, it's just I have no clue who 80% of the people who are always a top the leader board are. Kerr wining by 12 shots a couple tournaments ago was fun to watch but didn't tune in until the final round. Creamer won a Major which was cool to hear about but again I didn't tune in to watch the whole thing. Wie won a tournament somewhere in the past year I think but I didn't tune in to that at all.
They need something special to take place or else the LPGA is going to end up with 10 tournaments a year. What in the world would it take for people to tune into the LPGA tour like they used to tune in for WTA when Graf, Seles, Sabatini, Hingis and so on played? Well, there's one answer for that and that's someone American to stand out and be a star.
We had/have Wie but judging from her performances lately she just doesn't seem to have it anymore. Of course Wie has the talent and can turn the LPGA around but she doesn't have the drive or the personality to take that reign. Maybe she's burned out? Maybe it's what I said but what are they to do now? I think there's an answer...
The answer is Alexis Thompson. Yeah, she's an early 15 years of age but it looks like she has the drive, the talent , and everything else needed in a winner. She's played like 3 events but has 2 top 10's and now a 2nd on top of that. I've never met or known of a 15 year old sports star that's ever made $240k in a week and I'm sure that may be the first unless you look at Tennis from old. Yeah, Wie finished good as an AM but she wasn't pro when she had her great finishes. I don't know...something in that kids eyes just scream desire to win like Tiger has.
I guess I'll end this with congratulating the winner this week. Hold on a second, let me go figure out how to spell her name...Jiyai Shin! Congrats! Oh, also Congrats on being the number 1 player in Women's golf! Wait! What!
Come on Alexis, I'll be rooting for you and probably even watch the full event on T.V
