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Monday, August 31st, 2009 |
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Spoiled Sports
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Model caddies banned at UK golf club. If the "caddies" are truly trained in course etiquette etc, why the fuss?
Leaderboard said the service was not appropriate for a game that has been selected as an Olympic sport.
A spokesperson for Leaderboard said: "Anyone who seriously cares about the development of the game should work to ensure that it is as professional, inclusive, and culturally inoffensive as any other major sport.
"Exploiting outmoded notions of golf as a male bastion is not 'just a bit of fun' - it damages the reputation of the sport as a whole as well as its appeal to members of the younger generation of either sex."
If they provide some extra-curricular benefits after the round, well...I'll let you debate that.
Rick ArnettTwitter: rick_avidgolfer
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