Brand Lady On Overseas Events: "It's sort of like having a balanced portfolio."

On the eve of the Michelob Ultra Open, Dave Fairbank talks to Commissioner Carolyn Bivens about the state of the LPGA Tour, who says "The general health of the LPGA has never been in better shape."

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"The LPGA, and that's my point, for a very long time has been a global organization, in terms of the membership as well as the events that they play. As part of our strategic plan, the organization will continue to play somewhere in the neighborhood of 35-40 percent of our events internationally. We view that as an advantage, especially as you go through cyclical downturns in economies. Some of those will be leading recessions and recoveries. It's sort of like having a balanced portfolio. The other part of that is as you count up the number of tournaments that we have outside of the United States, four of those are in Canada and Mexico, again reflecting the membership and the interest."

It will be interesting to see how many of those international events are televised. If not, the LPGA will be off the radar screen for half the year.