Thank you, Golf World, for reminding me why I won't be renewing my subscription this year.The number one golfer in the world announces her retirement and you don't put her on the cover? Seriously? Maybe Lorena Ochoa isn't Annika Sorenstam, but she is still worthy of more coverage this past week. Overall, your coverage of the LPGA has been weak and disappointing. Yes, the guys make more money are are more well known, but there is a large and growing audience for women's golf (yes, even some men watch the LPGA on TV, and go to the tournaments to watch them play). Coverage like yours certainly doesn't help promote the game for women.
Tracy Frenyea, Berkshire, NY
And while we're on the subject of covers....what about Furyk?
I am a Jim Furyk fan that is trying to understand why he has not been pictured on either GW cover after his 2 recent victories? Instead you chose to show Arnie from 1960 and Freddy three weeks after his last victory. Give Jim the props that he has earned.
Curt Coulter, Oakmont, PA
Golf World's editor, Geoff Russell, sees his magazine as more than a news vehicle. He figures you're getting news instantaneously from a million directions and want a bit of perspective on what to make of it all, such perspective not always requiring a cover. With Ochoa's retirement, I thought you got, besides on-the-scene coverage of the event by Ron Sirak a great piece of analysis in Bill Fields' column on Lorena's decision. The Hunter Mahan feature--and the Freddy Couples story--are obviously to paint a broader picture of what's going on in the game (a "youngish" player on the cusp of greatness and a great in the middle of a Champions Tour revival).
All that said, you can be sure there was debate internally on those cover decisions as well.
--Bob Carney
Rating
Comments
Post A Comment