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?
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.
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