[rchang72]

If women are allowed to compete with men, it should go equally the other way as well. I don't see why Michelle Wie, who hits it longer than some PGA Tour players, is still allowed to compete with women. Does she not have the same advantage over them that the shorter hitting men would have? If you are going to argue "physical advantage", then you really should stick to physical advantage, not gender. If you are going to allow intergender competition, you have to change the criteria. Strength or clubhead speed should be the factor, not sex.

Look at the stats. #1 for the women was 270 yds. That would put her at about 170th on the men, just between those PGA giants Dean Wilson and Dick Mast. It would be unfair for a "weak" hitting male golfer to try to compete on LPGA. Because those male golfers hitting only 270 are hitting a very high percentage of fairways (see Fred Funk). Then they'd hit a PW when a female member is hitting an 8 or even 7 iron?

Lisa Leslie being able to dunk a basketball doesn't mean she should play for the NBA. Or more to the point, doesn't mean Allen Iverson should play in the WNBA.