The LPGA is for English Speakers Only

How long until the ACLU or some other "rights" organization files a suit about this:

ORLANDO, Fla. – The LPGA Tour boasts players from all over the world, and it wants all of them to be able to speak English.

Golfweek magazine reported on its Web site Monday that speaking English will be a requirement starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA members for two years facing suspension if they can't pass an oral evaluation of English skills.

The tour held a mandatory meeting with South Koreans last Wednesday at the Safeway Classic to inform them of the new policy.

“Hopefully, what we're talking about is something that will not happen,” deputy commissioner Libba Galloway told Golfweek. “If it does, we wouldn't just say, 'Come back next year.' What we would do is work with them on where they fell short, provide them the resources they need, the tutoring ... and when we feel like they need to be evaluated again, we would evaluate.”...

The policy was endorsed by at least one tournament director, Kate Peters of the LPGA State Farm Classic.

“This is an American tour,” Peters said. “It is important for sponsors to be able to interact with players and have a positive experience.”

They've made a good business case for the English only requirement. Too bad we can't get government officials to think the same way.