Players Talk, Bivens Walks
In the midst of their tour's biggest week, LPGA players sealed the fate of embattled commissioner Carolyn Bivens on Thursday. However, not every member supported the player revolt, pointing to the economy rather than their leader.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Helen Alfredsson marched out of the scoring trailer early Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Women's Open with more to worry about than her game.
The dynamic Swede has navigated her share of crazy days but few quite like this one.
With two early birdies at Saucon Valley Country Club's Old Course, Alfredsson jumped onto the leaderboard, only to nosedive off it with two triple bogeys and six bogeys.
After signing for a 10-over-par 81, Alfredsson left the scoring trailer with more daunting work to do than merely fixing her swing.
She's faced with the giant job of helping fix the LPGA with news breaking Thursday that the tour's commissioner is being forced out.
Alfredsson barely had time to digest her round as she marched to the clubhouse enduring a reporter's short inquisition.
She was asked what she knew about Sports Business Daily's report that LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens was agreeable to a buyout and that the tour's board of directors had authorized a golf industry expert to contact potential candidates to replace her. Later in the day, Golf World would report that a general agreement on terms of a separation was reached late Wednesday night and that Bivens was definitely out as commissioner.
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