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St. Andrews club considers bridging the gender gap.
game, very aggressive player. Kind of reminds me a little bit about myself, and it’s just nice to have someone out there that you can tee it up with during the winter and kind of test your own game.” Pettersen hosted Tseng at Bay Hill for a few matches the week before the Sybase but was mum on who prevailed – except to joke, “She didn’t have a chance.” Then they played each other in the quarterfinal, Pettersen winning 1-up. Pairing Two: Karrie Webb, 36, and Paula Creamer, 24. The Australian Hall of Famer and the reigning U.S. Women’s Open cham-
pion raised in California apparently forged their bond over a bit of ribbing over Creamer’s trademark color last year, and then one thing led to another. “I felt like I had to definitely earn my respect from her and I like that,” said Creamer, who won their secondround Sybase match, 1-up. “She challenges me, she gives me grief … talks about my pink balls, stuff like that, and it’s fun. … Those are the people that I really like to be around, that can take it but also they can give it pretty well.” Though both friendships seem unlikely, all four players appear to balance a fierce will to
clude them. After 168 years, the club has been prompted by Equality Kilts yes, Act 2010 to widen its skirts no? embrace. This is not exactly the The Women’s British Scots’ equivalent to AuOpen busted through gusta admitting women. the doors of the imposWomen have been playing building at St. Aning the Old Course at drews that houses the St. Andrews for more Royal & Ancient Golf Club in 2007. Down went than 100 years, and in fact the property draws the sign that said “No vacationing men and Dogs, No Women,” and in went the women – for women from around the world. a week anyway. If the members abide Four years later, the by their leaders’ sugall-male St. Andrews gestions, though, maybe Golf Club (which inthe still all-male Royal & cludes Jack Nicklaus Ancient Club will step to among its honorary members) has been con- the tee next and make a country where men wear sidering revising memskirts seem a bit more bership policies that do not explicitly ban women hospitable to women who don’t. but simply do not inwin with a unique sense of humor.
There are plenty of wedding cake toppers where the bride looks lovely and the groom carries clubs. One of them even has the groom carrying clubs and looking at his watch! This one caught our eye because the bride is clearly having none of it. We imagine her asking, “You brought your clubs but left mine in the trunk?”
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