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Posted By: Cy 

OK, it's not cards, but it is news-worthy. Annika is now 1 under par. The leaders are at 3 under. If she does well, doesn't this open up a big can of worms for the LPGA. I believe that the LPGA can have an all-woman's group because they say the women can't compete with the men. But if Annika beats a bunch of the tour players, why can't a member from the Nationwide Tour (the minor tour) state, "Annika beat people that I can't beat, why can't I play in the LPGA tour?" then go to qualify.

The money is substantially different on these tours. If a golfer is feeding his family and when he wins a Nationwide Tour event, he wins $81K, but if he won an LPGA event, he would win $195K (last two winner's shares), why not play on the LPGA and help out your family better than you can on the Nationwide tour?

I know many people will come back and say, "But he's playing with the girls?" So what. If a man was a beat writer for Sports Illustrated and was earning $81K and Glamour magazine offered him $195 to write for them, would this guy jump at the chance? I think so.

Lawyers, enlighten me. Does the LPGA have a leg to stand on by trying to keep males out of the LPGA if Annika does well in this PGA tournament?

Cy