Speakay Inglish

[Marathon Man]

Seriously speaking, what is this crap talk requiring LPGA players to pass an oral English test or face suspension? So are they saying that even if you can play better than Tiger Woods but speak only Spanish, you might as well just watch the game? Tonterías.

[dean-colbalt]

It doesnt really sound all that great from whats been spread around the watercooler lately with some mates of mine, though it does make some sense. How do you expect someone to do well all around including talking proper to someone about something that might change their contact and so on if they dont know English?

[shake-n-break]

I haven't heard about this until now. Is there a lot of controversy about this going on right now? I guess it makes sense. Are the contracts written in English?

[dean-colbalt]

I don't really know specific about who contracts what, but I would think depending whom you were playing for would make the most difference in it. I think for myself as a player, not speaking English would make me a little uneasy and assume everyone was "shady".

[Love the Babes]

I say leave the sport as a sport. All the legalese and public relations stuff are off the field and can be done through a translator. There is enough money in these sports to make language a non-issue. I think there is some subtle weeding out being done here.

[Roll the Dice]

I read about this recently but never paid much attention to it. I have never heard of anything like this in any other sport before. It is not as if golf is a team sport that needs for everyone to be on the same page as it were.

[BetOnThis]

You know ultimately its an English speaking tour, I think that they have the right to state that you have to speak English. If a Korean tour stated that you must speak Korean, I don't think that too many would bat an eyelid.