Oh Weedy, are you high again? The embedded question is, if we reduce certain established boundaries will others not likely follow? Dude........that was deep.
That's the classic response. If we let this go, where will it end?!? Golf is a sport of individual excellence, whether you're a girl, a guy or a wookie it has no bearing upon your opponent's score. Since I think we can all agree that being a women gives you no specific advantage, then I don't see the issue. Should you participate in a team sport, then other factors are at play, aren't they? I didn't say women should join the PGA any moe than you should join the girl scouts, this is an Open. If you don't want girls to play with/against the boys, just say so. The meandering logical extremism is not really a reason. And I'm all for reducing established boudaries (though not to all extents). Some call it progress.
Oh, I don't know that I'm against women playing with men. Mostly, I'm just pro-golf. If the net result is more exposure and more people enjoying the game worldwide, then I'm all for it. After all, it's only a golf match. Is it going to hurt anything to let the ladies play? However, The "classic response" question that I posed ( If we let this go, where will it end?!? ) does, in my opinion, have some merit, which is why it's a classic response. I think that women playing in Opens will probably be the first step in a progression. And I seriously believe it will lead to men challenging to play in women's sports (probably get made fun of for it though), if that isn't happening already. If some women want equal opportunities, it may turn into a two-way street, and I don't like that in all circumstances, for obvious reasons. I don't know. Frankly, I don't care that much, let the best golfer win.
Agreed! God, you're a fun addition to the blog, mayerkyl.
thanks! thought you hated me by now - I may have been a little off base on the whole Raptors thread.
