The golfing space is quite vast with talented personalities gracing its numerous stages. But even though there are quite many fronts that golfers participate in, the PGA Tour has a significantly higher viewer base, giving it a tremendous dollar-heavy pocket compared to others. A disparity has been noted between the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour in that regard as well.
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Now, a professional from the PGA Tour has spotted a mishap in the system of the LPGA Tour, that may be a hindering factor to its exponential growth.
PGA Tour Pro points to a fault in the LPGA online system
The LPGA Tour is currently going through the Mizuho Americas Open. The event is having a phenomenal turn, especially as the young gun Rose Zhang who has been breaking records, is playing her first professional debut in the event, and is currently leading the scoreboard. But there are some remarkable differences that can be noted between this monumental event and the ongoing Memorial Tournament of the PGA Tour. The prize pool is the most noteworthy among them. Amidst these, PGA Tour professional Joel Dahmen, pointed out a slight mishap in the official online LPGA scores.
According to him, it is difficult to see the leaderboards on the official LPGA Tour page. The ongoing Mizuho Americas Open event is witnessing dramatic leaderboard changes after each round. But the difficulty to navigate and find it on the official online page is proving a headache for many.
It’s amazing how hard it is to find LPGA scores even on their website.
You’ve got the most decorated rookie in a generation making her debut, and leading, this is the front page of LPGA.com at 7:21CT Saturday. Try harder! Rose Zhang could be the needle mover. #lpga @LPGAMedia
Moreover, the debut of rookie star Rose Zhang is something that is considered quite important for the LPGA. Discussions of her being the pivotal force to raise the LPGA’s significance compared to the PGA Tour, have been going on for long. But, now fans are quite disappointed by the fact that they cannot navigate and see the leaderboards through the official LPGA Tour website with ease.
This restriction is adding more fuel to the stereotypes that are currently present in Women’s golf and a quick remedy, though difficult, is expected from the authorities.
Fans express their concerns regarding the navigation difficulties
After questions were raised by Joel Dahmen, the golfing world joined in to pitch what they wanted to convey. Fans were quite dejected by the difficulty of navigating the LPGA online space. This coupled with certain disparities with the PGA Tour has even infuriated a few netizens.
They must have the same developers the pgatour ap has. It’s easy to find content they want you to see and hard to find what you want. Here’s an inside secret… most folks opening the ap want to see scores. Make that a priority.
Agreed. @LPGA app needs an update. Leaderboard should pop right up when you open it.
Trying to watch with my daughter and had to wait hours, it’s insane! All day my daughter was asking when she could watch Rose (she is 9).
Finally someone brave enough to say it…
With the amount of noise created around the issue, fans can expect some remedial solution to be released. But currently, the LPGA Tour has not issued any explanatory statements on the issue.
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