LPGA Search For Next Commish: Down To Two

Jon Show reports that Arlen Kantarian, a former USTA CEO, has turned down the LPGA because they couldn't meet his pay demands and that Jeffrey Pollack,  commissioner of the World Series of Poker, has also pulled out.

Adam Schupak says that Kantarian pulled out because the LPGA couldn't meet his asking price.

Kantarian, who is a senior adviser to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, pulled out because the LPGA couldn’t meet his salary demands, Golfweek has learned from a source with intimate knowledge of the selection process. The same source said that Pollack was considered a darkhorse among the finalists.

It must be nice to turn down somewhere in the neighborhood of $500k a year to live in Florida and take a property that has no where to go but up.

For those of you keeping score at home, that leaves...

Among those left standing is Pete Bevacqua, the USGA’s chief business officer, who along with Orender, was identified as a top finalist. His main rival now appears to be Jonathan Ward, whose candidacy surfaced late in the process, but has gained momentum, according to GolfChannel.com.