Golf Figures Adding To The National Dialogue: LPGA, Varner, Rodgers, Pieters, Woods And Hack
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As athletes in other sports shared their support for anti-racism forces protesting within the United States, the golf world has been deliberate in chiming in. Something, Morning Read’s Alex Miceli points out, would be irresponsible at best.
That said, as many cities are under curfew orders and the sports grapples with how to respond, some in golf have chimed in. Notably, on the sports organization front, the LPGA was the first with this statement:
Among pro golf set, Harold Varner posted this:
Other pros to weigh in so far are Patrick Rodgers, Thomas Pieters and Tiger Woods:
And Golf Channel Morning Drive host Damon Hack posted this column on GolfChannel.com as he struggles with the times and the deja-vu all-over-again state of affairs.
Not again.
What can I do?
What can the golf industry do?
The sports world?
My country?
Can I share my pain with you or does my pain not count, since I’m on TV and all?
You’ve made it. What do you have to be mad about? You should be grateful.
Thing is, I am grateful. But I’m also sad and tired and incredulous that I’m having the exact same conversations with my sons that my father had with me.
