LPGA English Proficiency Policy Upsets Sponsors

(New York) The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced a new policy that requires all Tour members to effectively communicate in English.

Tour sponsors, including State Farm Insurance and Choice Hotels International, are greatly concerned and have asked the LPGA to reconsider its decision.

This is interesting. The LPGA, with a reputation of being populated with politically-liberal women, would arguably be in favor of multiculturalism and oppose efforts to make English the official language. Therefore, the decision to mandate English proficiency among golfers seems contradictory.

By the way, the LPGA has 478 tour members which includes 121 international players, some who no speaky English.