Page Spraniac - Handed Ladies Master Invite

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Hacker Khan said:
There also may be an argument that if golf put on some more exciting tournaments rather than the constant bore fest of terminally slow 72 hole stroke play then they would not have to resort to cheap gimmicks like this to get people tuning in or attending. If you are after more TV viewers or punters attending then address the underlying fundamental problem of why people are not doing this. Which I imagine, in most cases, is not that the players are not hot enough.
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What other "formats" should they put on ?
 
I agree with Fairway Dodger.

If Paige wants to make a living from her looks then she could go into many avenues to earn from her appearance - that is up to her. However, if someone wants to make a decent living from their sporting prowess then the only thing that matters is performance. How you look should be irrelevant.

Being invited to play golf in a professional tournament just because you are pretty is a pathetic step by the sponsor. I would admire her more if she had refused the invite and said that she wants to be in on merit. With the right PR, this could have achieved a similar level of exposure.

Ironic that the venue for this travesty is Dubai - the most shallow, plastic, fake destination in the world.
 
Snelly said:
I agree with Fairway Dodger.

If Paige wants to make a living from her looks then she could go into many avenues to earn from her appearance - that is up to her. However, if someone wants to make a decent living from their sporting prowess then the only thing that matters is performance. How you look should be irrelevant.

Being invited to play golf in a professional tournament just because you are pretty is a pathetic step by the sponsor. I would admire her more if she had refused the invite and said that she wants to be in on merit. With the right PR, this could have achieved a similar level of exposure.

Ironic that the venue for this travesty is Dubai - the most shallow, plastic, fake destination in the world.
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But how do you judge 'being there on merit'?

It's 2015, looks, image and exposure on social media matters. And golf can rally against it all it likes but it's happening. Of course the number of snap chat followers is not the main consideration on if you get an invite, but rather than be in denial, whilst not taking it to extremes, golf should try and embrace and use it to its advantage. As if they don't other sports will and golf will become even more of a niche sport for old people.
 
Hacker Khan said:
But how do you judge 'being there on merit'?

It's 2015, looks, image and exposure on social media matters. And golf can rally against it all it likes but it's happening. Of course the number of snap chat followers is not the main consideration on if you get an invite, but rather than be in denial, whilst not taking it to extremes, golf should try and embrace and use it to its advantage. As if they don't other sports will and golf will become even more of a niche sport for old people.
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How do you judge being there on merit? That is a bit of a daft question. You are there on merit. i.e. you have qualified through the same process as everyone else. You are there because you are good enough, not because you are especially pretty or have a lot of acolytes on social media.

Looks, image and social media exposure only matter if you want to sell something on the back of your looks / profile - a perfume range for example, or earn a living just for being famous, a la Kardashian. They are completely irrelevant if you are entering a competition where the winner is defined by the best performance. The lines are not blurred here.
 
If looks matter - then IMO the lass is not quite as stunning as some are suggesting - IMO. That said as she is not Donald Trump's daughter ("...she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her" - yeugh) I'm sure he'd give her a leg up.
 
+5 thru 11 so far today. Shame, the pressure obviously getting to her. I wish her the best of luck though. She's done incredibly well to get to this point. She is bringing exposure to Ladies golf and that can only be a good thing. She's hard working, loves golf and wants to improve. What more can you ask for?
 
Thinking that the majority of her followers are going to be based in the States. If she increases exposure of LET in the states, maybe upcoming female golfers might come over towards the LET...like Uihlein, Koepka etc

Fair play to her.

Just wait for Crossfield/Shiels/Finch invite to the Masters now...
 
Teenagers know music, celebs etc through social media now. Mark Crossfield has turned from a club pro into a significant person in golf because of social media. There are gigs held now with people who are You Tubers, not musicians. The world is a wacky place because of social media. This woman has a huge number of followers and will bring a lot of interest to golf that would not have been there before. If she completely bombs then she will not get future invites. If she does okay then she will get invites ahead of better golfers because of what she brings with her.

Is it any different to David Beckham for the end chunk of his career? F1 drivers who bring sponsors money with them when there are better drivers out there? No, it's business.
 
Snelly said:
How do you judge being there on merit? That is a bit of a daft question. You are there on merit. i.e. you have qualified through the same process as everyone else. You are there because you are good enough, not because you are especially pretty or have a lot of acolytes on social media.

Looks, image and social media exposure only matter if you want to sell something on the back of your looks / profile - a perfume range for example, or earn a living just for being famous, a la Kardashian. They are completely irrelevant if you are entering a competition where the winner is defined by the best performance. The lines are not blurred here.
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But how do you qualify for an invite 'on merit'? Isn't the whole point of an invite that you are inviting people to play that have not qualified through the usual route whatever that is?

And all professional sportspeople are selling something to the public, their image. Why on earth do you think they are all media trained to within an inch of their lives and have an entourage of managers, publicly agents etc etc if not to manage and protect their image? It isn't so they can sell Eau de Bubba. Again, that cat is well and truly out of the bag.
 
Wabinez said:
Thinking that the majority of her followers are going to be based in the States. If she increases exposure of LET in the states, maybe upcoming female golfers might come over towards the LET...like Uihlein, Koepka etc

Fair play to her.

Just wait for Crossfield/Shiels/Finch invite to the Masters now...
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What to play in?;) Won't be long before one of them is given a lot of access to players at a big tournament I think. And if Sheils or Finch qualify for The Open next year then I expect the Open will be quite happy about that.
 
Hacker Khan said:
And if Sheils or Finch qualify for The Open next year then I expect the Open will be quite happy about that.
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Probably. But that's the point, isn't it? They are trying to qualify, following standard procedure. And if they make it, then that would be quite a story. I like watching both of them a lot more than I like watching Paige ;) but then again, I might be biased.
 
FairwayDodger said:
I liked Henni Zuel (who is becoming a very good golf pundit on Sky) commenting on it today. She said it's embarrassing for women's golf.

And it is.
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Why is it embarrassing? It exposes and highlights the womans Tour which rightly or wrongly is viewed as a second rate tour in Europe. Not sure how its viewed in the US??

Players like Spraniac and Booth use their looks to gain sponsorship and promote golf? Where is the issue?

Mens golf needs Jordan and Rory, Adam Scott was/is a sex symbol to millions of woman. These things sell sport. Also I wouldn't say Henni is unattractive or a great player herself so potentially a pot 'n' kettle situation from her!
 
FairwayDodger said:
I liked Henni Zuel (who is becoming a very good golf pundit on Sky) commenting on it today. She said it's embarrassing for women's golf.

And it is.
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I'd no idea who that was so googled the name

Her twitter account states she's a pro golfer, model & commentator... not sure including the middle one really adds weight to her comments in this case
 
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