[lagster]

I was asked by a female golfer... why in general do the men tour players hit the ball so much futher than the female tour players?

I explained that I thought that men in general are larger( have more mass), and have more upper body strength. Even though the L.P.G.A. players are good athletes, and are quite strong, they still are in general not as large and strong as the men.

I played with some middle ranked L.P.G.A. pros a few years ago. They were very impressive, and scored a little better than I did( they putted very well). The distance difference, however, was quite obvious. I was 20 to 40 yards ahead of them most of the time. They were driving the ball about 220 to 230, but very straight. At the time... their drives were about like my 1 irons.

Anyway... I told her this same story, and she actually agreed. She thought it was silly to think that women pros could compete with the men. She said she did not see the point of A. Sorenstam playing in the men's tournament.

Well... I kind of let the topic drop after this. What do you think?