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U.S. women's struggles a systemic failure?

NAPLES, Fla. – American women can only hope they’re in a slump, because it looks like something worse.

They have never looked more overwhelmed by Asia’s rise to power.

The Americans arrive for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship this week looking more like victims of a systemic failure than a cyclical blip.

That’s what some of the game’s most experienced eyes are seeing.

“It’s getting a little bit scary right now for American women’s golf,” David Leadbetter told GolfChannel.com. “There’s just a real lack of depth in the Americans coming out on tour.