Ty Votaw
Ty Votaw
Ty Votawis an American lawyer and an executive in the golf industry...
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I'm very excited about the opportunity. I'm looking forward to contributing to the global success that everyone at the PGA Tour has had a hand in creating over the past several years.
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If there's a growth opportunity in golf, it rests primarily on the women's side of the game, ... will ultimately have an impact on future participation rates among young women.
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I haven't said sex appeal, ... People have defaulted to that.
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He took great pride in being commissioner of the LPGA Tour, and great pride in whoever held the position, as being somewhat of a club in which only you knew what was involved.
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For the first time, a group of players competing for a season-long championship has, at the end of that rainbow, a real bucket of gold, $1 million first-place check.
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If I had said no, she would have had to wait until 2007.
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The entire evening was an unforgettable experience, ... But to be surprised with the Patty Berg Award at the end of the night was icing on the cake, the honor of a lifetime. One of the most rewarding aspects of my time as commissioner has been getting to know and appreciate the founders and all they have done for the LPGA, golf and women's sports. To receive an award from one of those founders, the great Patty Berg, leaves me humbled and deeply grateful. I couldn't have asked for a better farewell.
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All the media coverage, all the conjecture of how she would do or wouldn't do, it seemed like a convergence of a lot of issues in terms of what this could mean for the LPGA and women's golf. It was irrelevant she missed the cut. It was irrelevant she shot 71-74. It was how she represented the LPGA.
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A lot has changed over the past six months. Clearly, her playing schedule has not made her academics suffer in any form.
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You are sending the wrong message to young golfers and their families, ... We strongly believe that this policy is wrong and unfair to the young golfers who would rather spend more time at home with their families than being on the road for months at a time.
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I credit the USGA for doing the right thing. This is the first time they have gone to a 36-hole qualifier and there are going to be glitches and learning curves along the way and this is one of them.
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What we were intrigued by ... was the amount of coverage, the amount of debate, the amount of back and forth, whether this was good or bad, and ultimately the results of increased television ratings, increased attendance ...