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LPGA backs down on English requirement

Flanked by a multiethnic coalition of state and local officials including California state assembly member Mike Eng, left, and state senator Mark Ridley-Thomas, right, assembly member Ted Lieu, chair of the legislature's Asian Pacific Islander caucus, holds a letter protesting the LPGA Tour's policy that would require all tour members to speak English, at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off plans to suspend players who could not efficiently speak English at tournaments. LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said she would have a revised plan by the end of the year that would not include suspensions for players unable to speak English in pro-ams, trophy presentations or interviews.

The LPGA Tour’s “mea culpa” didn’t need much translation. Facing anger from lawmakers and bewilderment from sponsors, the LPGA Tour backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or in making acceptance speeches at tournaments in the United States.


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