Page Spraniac - Handed Ladies Master Invite

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richart said:
Why don't we have some mixed pro competitions ? At my club a lot of the competitions are mixed. Women's golf would get more exposure on tv, assuming some of the top men and women players take part.

Set the course up so that both men and women play their 'majors' yardages. This time of the year would be ideal, when calendar is quiet.
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We can't, it's not the hardest form of the game and the calendar is too full. Apparently.;)
 
Liverpoolphil said:
IMO Beckham was all about the marketing machine - the looks , the marrying a pop star etc. Without the looks he would have been your average Prem footballer
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Seems like a Liverpool fan's judgement. Arguably the best English player of his generation.... that's a whole other thread and one that's probably been done more than once already! You don't need to reply, we'll take it as read you disagree with this point! :D

Regardless, Tyrion, the difference is clear, Beckham may have used his footballing skill to leverage a "celebrity" career but prior to that he earned his place in the Man U and England teams on merit.
 
His early career yes, absolutely. The move to Real was about shirt sales, plenty info on the sale negotiations to confirm that, and all future moves after that.

Back to the original point. I can see why this would annoy but many female golfers have gone down this road, tennis players as well. Is it right? No. Is it bringing publicity, money and people into golf, Yes. At the end of the day golf is brutal and this or any other golfer can not hide behind a team mate, they don't have any. If the scores are rubbish then the invites will stop as the lady will become a joke figure and an embarrassment. At the moment she is bringing publicity to a tournament but will need more than that to keep going as a pro.
 
Jacko_G said:
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!
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To be fair to Carly Booth, she did have a fairly stellar amateur career, has won several pro tournaments and did very easily make the cut this week. I believe that she has made enough money this year to keep her card when her tournament winner exemption runs out. She did however seem to suffer a dip in form after posing for her notorious glamour shoot!
 
I don't care that they let some eye candy play.... there's already a lot of eye candy that don't play particularly well week in week out.... so what's one more bit of skirt? :whistle:
 
Hope they give oul Céline an invite next.

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MendieGK said:
Bottom line is, you lot are discussing this because you have heard about her - through Social Media. Therefore, the sponsor has got EXACTLY what they wanted.
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Not really. I've read the full thread, and have no idea who was the sponsor. So their tactic hasn't fully worked. And i still have no idea who is Ms Spraniac. Nor what she looks like. And nor do i care.
 
I didn't catch the name of the golfer who said it, but i think i just heard the telling comment on the Radio 4 sports bulletin. "There are girls on tour who are fighting for their cards. One of them has been denied a chance at saving it." Nuff sed

As an aside, nice to see Laura D doing well.
 
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Looks like golf is getting sexy....who is the new PR guru just been hired then??

For me, it was a bad decision and sends the wrong message out, it's got more people talking about golf for sure, but not in a good light.

I hope she gets her card and is there in merit not just how good she looks. I also hope she doesn't get hounded out based on the backlash that comes from it, she was handed an invite and took it, would have been hard to say no I'm sure to getting that experience.
 
I've read this a bit late and I am sure that my points have been covered but my tuppence worth;

She is a very good looking girl, irrelevant to her golfing ability however sponsors invites are not to bring in people who draw crowds and who create interest. All you have to do here is look at Tiger when he started to slip and probably now. If he was willing/ able to play he would get an invite. This would be purely based on the attraction of a crowd, nothing to do with his ability to play golf currently.

Sports stars across the globe use their looks to increase their worth. Anna Kournikova, David Beckham, the list can go on and on. Remember that sports illustrated do massive spreads of athletes in sexy positions and these athletes get paid handsomely.

She obviously has talent and is trying to get a career in golf, why wouldn't you take the invite?

All she has done previously is try to increase her profile via social media which is how you do that these days. The fact that she is a celebrity in some way increases the profile of the comp.

I understand that she is about looks and this is probably why she has fame however in my eyes she is going to try to use that to further a golf career. Nothing wrong with that to me. But let's remember, sponsors know what they are doing. This is creating controversy and nothing gets people watching and talking quite like a controversy!
 
i'm not sure why all the fuss...

sponsors on the mens tours are always giving invites to players with long blonde hair and large breasts...

or at least i think thats why John Daly keeps getting invites to turn up
 
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