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In what is certainly going to be a controversial move, the LPGA has announced that all players must learn and pass a proficiency test for speaking English by the end of 2009, or the players would face possible suspension, or even a removal for their tour card (hence, the eligibility to play in an LPGA event).
Many fans and media people are infuriated with this new rule. So far, no golfers have offered an opinion on the issue. Currently, there are over 100 players on the LPGA tour that are internationals, with the biggest group from South Korea. What do you think will happen in response to this rule?
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Looks like "Nothing will happen" is the closest outcome.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/horsera...
My understanding is that Korean's level of English proficiency is no match to players from let's say European countries. This rule is really unfair.
Does that mean that the WTA should impose a rule that all female players should learn to speak Russian because many of the highest-ranked players are Russian? Or the international gymnastic federation forcing its athletes to learn Chinese/Russian/Romanian?
I hope many players would stand up and take a stance to force to LPGA to revoke this terrible rule.
At the end, I have no idea what this rule is designed for.