Yani Could Play PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Stop If She Wanted

Golfweek's Sean Martin has the scoop from Sidney Wolf, the tournament’s general chairman of the opposite Doral week event. Unfortunately, Yani Tseng's reps are hinting that they'll say no thanks.

Wolf said he has yet to contact Tseng’s camp about a potential exemption. She is in her native Taiwan this week and was unavailable for comment. Tseng's adviser, Ernie Huang, said she would likely not compete against the men "in the near future."

"We appreciate that Puerto Rico has responded so soon, but she has more goals to accomplish, such as completing the Grand Slam and qualifying for the Hall of Fame," Huang told Golfweek. "To play on (the) PGA Tour now will be too much distraction for her."

Update on 2011-11-03 00:50 by Geoff

**Alan Shipnuck nominated Yani for SI's Sportsmen of the Year:

Yani Tseng doesn't tweet. She does not have a reality show or her own line of clothing or perfume. She doesn't threaten bodily harm on tournament officials or show up in the police blotter.

All she does is win with grace and dignity. With 11 victories this year, including two major championships, Tseng has become not only golf's most unstoppable force but also the world's most dominant female athlete. Along the way this 22-year old from Taiwan has grown into an ambassador of all that is right with sports, and an easy choice for Sportswoman of the Year.