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US Open Avatar - Why no outfit for women?

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Wed, Jun 12 2013 2:16 PM (16 replies)

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jingos

106 Posts

Tue, Jun 4 2013 8:24 PM

Men get a new avatar outfit, but nothing for the women avatars? That was really kind of tacky WGT

duffer19

3,670 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 11:29 AM

I'd guess it's because it's not an LPGA major and no ladies are in this particular event?

borntobesting

9,710 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 11:48 AM

jingos:

Men get a new avatar outfit, but nothing for the women avatars? That was really kind of tacky WGT

As Lexus is the sponsor and it is a Lexus avatar,they might have the final say on whether we get a female avatar or not.

duffer19:

I'd guess it's because it's not an LPGA major and no ladies are in this particular event?

Well I believe if a lady wanted to play in the U.S. Open she could play in one of the regional qualifiers and if she played well enough she could make the field. But making the U.S. Open that way is one of the hardest things in Golf to do. Just ask any one who played in the regional qualifiers this past Monday.

alosso

21,073 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 12:30 PM

borntobesting:
Well I believe if a lady wanted to play in the U.S. Open she could play in one of the regional qualifiers and if she played well enough she could make the field.

Only professionals and anyone sporting a (USGA?) men's handicap better than 1.5 are admitted to the qualifiers, regardless of the gender.

Boomerboy44

1,514 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 4:25 PM

Speaking of the Lexus sponsorship, I noticed the only men are allowed to drive the cars in their adds............. ;-))

alanti

10,564 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 4:56 PM

Boomerboy44:
Speaking of the Lexus sponsorship, I noticed the only men are allowed to drive the cars in their adds............. ;-))

That's probably not true, but the women just couldn't park them.........just kidding before I get abused lol!

On a different note

alosso:
Only professionals and anyone sporting a (USGA?) men's handicap better than 1.5 are admitted to the qualifiers, regardless of the gender.

That's quite generous, a number of years ago I made enquires when I lived in the UK regarding the Open qualifiers. Then you needed to be a scratch handicap and cost around 100 quid. My handicap then was a tad over 2 so could not enter and there was no way I could get it to scratch (:

MBaggese

15,367 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 7:36 PM

alanti:
My handicap then was a tad over 2 so could not enter and there was no way I could get it to scratch (:

See now, if had known about WGT Cheats...you'd have had a shot;)

alanti

10,564 Posts

Wed, Jun 5 2013 11:51 PM

LMAO MB, If only lol. Sadly my real game has slipped over the years but I did have a brainwave, do you think I could get away with handing in a few of my WGT score cards?