American LPGA pros struggling to keep up with Asia’s rise to power need help.
“We’re outnumbered,” Cristie Kerr said Tuesday at the CME Group Tour Championship. “That’s what people seem to lose sight of.”
A flood of talent from the Far East is filling the LPGA ranks, with Asian-born players occupying 10 of the top 12 spots in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings.
But American help may be on the way.
“Junior golf, girls especially, is the fastest growing segment of the game,” PGA of America vice president Suzy Whaley told GolfChannel.