I agree that The Rebel often has his hat on too tight and his cigar too loose, but I agree with him on his LPGA rant. Now, I have nothing against the LPGA. I like watching women’s golf, though I like women’s tennis better because the skirts are shorter and the legs are longer.

BUT – if there are PGA Tour and LPGA events on TV simultaneoulsy – it’s a no-brainer. I’ll go with the men every time, just like probably 90 percent of all American sports fans, I’ll wager.

It isn’t a question of gender – despite what those particular kind of feminists-who-wear-blinders want you to believe – it’s a question of quality.

Example: I’m a huge NBA fan. I’d watch it every day if I could. I can only watch the WNBA for about 30 seconds. Here’s the point: I don’t watch men’s college basketball either, mainly because they’re NOT AS GOOD as the NBA. There are some other minor reasons – all the zone defenses, to name one – but the point is when I watch sports, I want to watch the best.

I would love to see the LPGA get richer than King Solomon, but don’t expect me to fall for any marketing ploys. Women’s sports are niche sports – with the exceptions that come along every so often like Annika Soresntam and Michelle Wie – and that’s probably where they’ll stay. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

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