This story originally appeared in the July 18, 2009 issue of Golfweek.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Carolyn Bivens had good intentions. The LPGA’s first female commissioner intended to show the world a woman’s worth with bigger purses, a solid health-care plan and a respectable pension program.