carolyn-bivens Stories - Hound Dog LPGA
LPGA Response to the Bivens Chatter
I contacted David Higdon at the LPGA Tour today to reach out on a few subjects pertaining to Jon Show's report that Carolyn Bivens is open to a buyout, etc. Higdon, the LPGA's Chief Communications Officer, responded in kind with their statement - that he also shared with SI's Ryan Reiterman. As...
SBJ: Commissioner Bivens Open to Buyout Negotiation
Jon Show of Sports Business Journal/Daily reported this morning that sources near him say that Carolyn Bivens is open to negotiating a buyout. Further, the LPGA Board of Directors is contacting potential replacements. Carolyn Bivens is amenable to taking a buyout from her post, and the LPGA BOD...
Motivational Posters for Some Troubled Golf Figures
Look, golfers and golf figures go through a lot of ups and downs in their careers. It's not always roses and kittens. Everyone needs a little motivation sometimes to pick themselves up off of the ground and keep going. Thanks to despair.com - one of my all time favorite websites - I've found...
Would IMG or Octagon Be Able to Help the LPGA Tour?
I had a fleeting thought the other nice when thinking about the developing story around the tenuous grasp that LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens has on her post. I wondered if one of the two companies that own, operate, or manage the most LPGA Tour events - IMG or Octagon - would be willing to...
Here's What I Would Do If I Were LPGA Commissioner
As Caddy Larry first reported on Sunday - and later reporting has seemingly confirmed - LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens may well be out of a job soon. The Associated Press has confirmed that several prominent players have likely signed their names to a letter calling for Bivens' resignation. ...
LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens May Be Out the Door
The rumors were rampant at the AT&T National - this weekend's PGA Tour stop - that LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens may well be on her way out of a job. I heard this rumor from multiple sources. Some were not certain on the timing, but another source indicated that Commissioner Bivens...
A Sobering Preview of the 2010 LPGA Tour Schedule
A couple of days ago, we found out that the LPGA Tour's Kapalua LPGA Classic tournament will not be held this year after the resort was unable to find a title sponsor. The tournament was held last year (and signed through 2012) under the pretenses that Kapalua would be able to find a title sponsor...
Kapalua LPGA Event is Dunzo After One Year
Morgan Pressel will be the only winner of the Kapalua LPGA Classic. The event will not be played this year because of the inability of the resort to find a title sponsor. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports: "We need to have a title sponsor to host the event and unfortunately we were not able to...
News Flash! White People Are Losing Traction
Geoff Shackelford found this interview with LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens on a blog of my local paper, The Baltimore Sun. The Q&A is generally what you would expect and the talking points are made. Nothing extremely revealing, but I did think this back-and-forth was a tad bit...
Cut the LPGA "Sky is Falling" Talk & Focus on Golf This Week
Look, it's been an awfully tough year for the LPGA Tour. The season started out poorly enough with lost events all over the place. Annika is now retired and pregnant, so a miracle comeback won't happen anytime soon. Ginn pulled out as a major sponsor and shuttered two events in the process. The...
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