“Annika might be the best player, but Michelle is the biggest story. She's drawing in the accidental fan, much like Tiger did when he first came out. The thing that bothers me is, it seems like every anti-Michelle comment I heard always mentioned her age. We're not involved in age-discrimination here. I wondered if there would be the same type of negative reaction if we gave an exemption to a 26-year-old woman from Nebraska.”
“Elephant Eye will allow us to take a proactive role in the development of new material that can play not only in our theatres, but on the world stage as well.”
“Let's say she were to do well enough in women's events she's going to be playing this winter and spring that if she were a member, her earnings would be such that she would be exempt. I think you'd be hard-pressed to explain why you wouldn't allow her to play.”