LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – If legalized gambling is going to boost interest in golf, the LPGA doesn’t want to be left behind.
Commissioner Mike Whan is positioning the tour to be ready to manage and benefit from real-time betting when it takes off.
He’s preparing to invest the tour in a shot-tracking system that would give the LPGA real-time data similar to what PGA Tour ShotLink offers. The system would be specifically designed to accommodate the intense new interest gambling could bring.
“Regardless what I think of legalized gambling, it’s here, and it’s only going to get more significant,” Whan told GolfChannel.