{"id":1539,"date":"2012-03-23T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T12:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janinajacobs.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2012-03-21T13:03:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T13:03:04","slug":"golf-fixes-from-the-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/janinajacobs\/golf\/instruction\/1539\/golf-fixes-from-the-queen","title":{"rendered":"Golf Fixes from The Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Queen of Scots, the Original Queen of Golf<\/p><\/div>\n

If Mary Queen of Scots was alive today, here is what she would do:<\/p>\n

– Business Golf 101 would be a required course for any business student in college, especially for women business majors.\u00a0 They figure out way too late that they should have taken up golf 20 years before and could have learned the ins and outs of proper conduct on the course.\u00a0\u00a0Check out\u00a0my own version of Business Golf 101, a multi-part series titled ’30 Days to Business Golf’, also here on this website.<\/p>\n

– Check to see if there is a local chapter of the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA)\u00a0in your area and encourage women to join.\u00a0 If not, look into starting one.\u00a0 I founded the Metro Detroit chapter in 1993 and over 350 women attended the kickoff dinner<\/em>…….and that was before the women even knew what we were about or what we’d be doing.<\/p>\n

– High school girls\u2019 golf teams would all be required to take strength and fitness training so that the girls wouldn\u2019t tire after only 9 holes of golf.\u00a0 And there would be no whining allowed.<\/p>\n

– Start a mentoring program for any girl who wants to play golf.\u00a0 Women too.\u00a0\u00a0 Men can be mentors as well.\u00a0 The U.S. Navy Recruiting District Michigan\/Indiana (NRD MI) acted as mentors for Detroit\u00a0inner-city teen and pre-teen girls in a program sponsored by the USGA, the LPGA, and the MWGA in 2008 and 2010.\u00a0 If the U.S. Navy can do it, you can too.<\/p>\n

– If you are running a charity\/scramble event, encourage teams to include a woman or two.\u00a0 And whatever you do, DO NOT put the Forward Tees back.\u00a0 Keep them in their normal position.\u00a0 That is, unless you force the gorilla-hitting men to play from the tips, 50 yards or so behind everyone else.<\/p>\n

– Always have separate contests and prizes for Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Long Drive and Closest to the Pin.\u00a0\u00a0 Nothing discourages women more than haggling with men over the principles behind awarding a prize won \u2018because YOU hit from the Ladies Tee’.<\/em> Men usually don\u2019t understand relative distance and that a 220-yard drive for a woman pretty much surpasses a 280-yard drive for a man.\u00a0 Ditto for the Hole-in-One contests with minimum yardages most women can’t even reach with their drivers.<\/p>\n

– Hire more women TV commentators.\u00a0 The Golf Channel should have reversed the roles of hosts Vince Cellini and Stephanie Sparks on the original all women’s\u00a0Big Break III: Ladies Only back a few years ago.\u00a0 Steph should have taken the lead since she has more competitive experience than Vince; and really, TGC brass, this was<\/em> BB III Ladies Only.<\/em> Also, please refrain from putting on-air women golf\u00a0hosts in clothing they would never wear to play golf or to attend a\u00a0business golf function.\u00a0\u00a0 For four years I hosted a TV golf show on CBS-Detroit \u00a0where we\u00a0played golf throughout\u00a0Michigan\u00a0and was VERY aware of what I wore on camera.\u00a0 We all know what happens when a woman takes her address position in a too-revealing\u00a0golf top.\u00a0 The men probably like it but if you want to encourage women, think twice.\u00a0 Cleavage-bearing\u00a0clothing is\u00a0fine for the\u00a0nightclub scene but it has\u00a0no place in the serious golf world.<\/p>\n

– Media Days for all golf events in this area should include specific invitations to women in the media, who always seem to be left out of these fun fests.\u00a0\u00a0 Women in the media, if you are reading this, contact the Media Director of any major tournament near your territory and ask to be included on the Media Day listing.\u00a0 When they invite you, go.\u00a0 But before you go,\u00a0read my ’30 Days to Business Golf’ series.\u00a0 No sense in accepting an invitation and making a complete fool of yourself out there if you know nothing about golf and cannot contribute to the team effort.\u00a0 Remember,\u00a0many of the media guys are not great, or even good, golfers \u2013 including those who host golf shows or write about them.\u00a0 A little learning and practice on your part goes a long way.<\/p>\n

Course owners:<\/p>\n

– Make sure you have someone on staff at all times who will welcome each woman who walks into your pro shop.\u00a0 Let her know what special programs you have for women.<\/p>\n

– You don\u2019t HAVE special programs for women?\u00a0 Get some.\u00a0 And get some women\u2019s golf books.\u00a0 Clip Stina Sternberg\u2019s articles in Golf Digest and put them up in the Ladies Room.\u00a0 Any articles you come across written by women for women should go up as well.\u00a0 Print them off of The A Position or some of the other women’s\u00a0golf blogs out there.\u00a0 Request articles about women\u00a0from your local newspapers, magazines, or other websites.\u00a0 When you do have programs for women, alert those same local media folks and publicize the events.\u00a0\u00a0Create a Facebook Page for women at your course.<\/p>\n

– Have a special ladies clinic each week.\u00a0 Keep it short and sweet, usually an hour or less. \u00a0 Charge a nominal fee.\u00a0 If it is free, people tend not to place value in it.\u00a0 Invite the ladies to bring a friend.\u00a0 Women are more comfortable in pairs or groups.\u00a0 Also, have Demo Days where specialized equipment formulated for women’s lower clubhead speed is featured.<\/p>\n

– Volunteer to speak at women\u2019s meetings and let them know why they should play golf and what you have to offer.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know, take this column with you.\u00a0 They\u2019ll admire your chutzpah.<\/p>\n

– Make the effort to stock good looking ladies apparel.\u00a0 Please.\u00a0 And put it on special.\u00a0 You can\u2019t sell what you don\u2019t have.\u00a0 Ask the ladies what they like.\u00a0 The whole idea isn\u2019t to make a killer profit on the stuff but to let the women know you are thinking of them.\u00a0 Then you can make some profit.\u00a0 And don’t just carry sizes 2 through 10….most women are not that small.\u00a0 Can’t find stylish clothes in larger sizes?\u00a0 Then complain to the manufacturers;\u00a0 if they know there is a market for this, they will fill that need.<\/p>\n

– Form a women\u2019s committee that meets at least twice a year to tackle issues, complaints, and suggested improvements as to \u2018how you\u2019re doing\u2019 with the women\u2019s market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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