tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post2513048896090362434..comments2023-10-24T09:51:13.206-04:00Comments on GNN BLOG: The Legacy of Se Ri PakWaggle Room Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159423855569109162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-66526858541671891242008-07-02T17:06:00.000-04:002008-07-02T17:06:00.000-04:00Much was made of last weekend that more Asian wome...Much was made of last weekend that more Asian women than American women made the cut. I could point out a few facts.<BR/><BR/>Like all of Asia having 10 times the population of the US<BR/><BR/>When's the last time the golf media head counted US vs UK pros at the British Open?<BR/><BR/>Did you know of those 26 American pros that made the cut, 6 are either part or fully Asian. Pat Hurst and Leta Lindley have Asian mothers, the rest are Christina Kim, Jane Park, Stacy Prammanasudh(With non-apologies to Ron Sirak who thinks Oklahoma is a foreign country. He left Stacy off a list of American winners in a late 2007 GW article. How can you forget a Solheim Cup team member?) and Tiffany Lua. That's 6 of 26 or 23% of the team, if you put naturalized citizen Angela Park in with the Americans, its 7 of 27 over 25%<BR/><BR/>See Asians are starting to take over US golf too. With Kimberly Kim, Tiffany Joh, Michelle Wie and more in the wings. The percentage is likely to go up. To quote Dr. Smith of Lost in Space 'We're doomed.' ;)<BR/><BR/>BillThe Florida Masochisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796560982160523028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-42867639627317352892008-07-02T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-02T15:12:00.000-04:00Very true and good point. Tiger has a reach beyon...Very true and good point. Tiger has a reach beyond race and nation, for sure.Waggle Room Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159423855569109162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-8977810924535102792008-07-02T13:31:00.000-04:002008-07-02T13:31:00.000-04:00Let's not forget that Tiger has inspired a lot of ...Let's not forget that Tiger has inspired a lot of women golfers, too! He regularly gets named in the same breath as Pak, Sorenstam, and Ochoa by the young guns....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com