It's Not the Men's Professional Golf Association...

Women in pro sports. Seems to me to be simple: Pro sports should be open to anyone who can play at a pro level. Period.

I do not have any issue what race, creed or sex suits up, if they can cut it, then more power to them. If Annika can complete from the same tees as the men, then she should be allowed to play. If Michele continues to need sponsor exemptions to play for two days, then she should be gone. (And she will be - a publicity stunt only works if she competes. It won't if she continues to stink up the joint.)

Of course in hockey, football, even golf, women will continue to be the exception rather than the rule, but in competitions that rely more on skill than strength (shooting, pool, poker) women have been competing and winning.

I think this is a bit over blown. Men and women are different mentally, as well as physically. Scientific American has a really interesting article on the cognitive differences between women and men. The upshot for the purposes of this post is that there are very few things men and women can compete in where one sex does not have a biological advantage. So get over it.

I hope Annika or Michele wins a men's tournament. But not because I want a girl to win, I just think it would be some great golf.