It seems the LPGA has come to its senses and decided to remove the order for all players on Tour to speak English.
Instead of suspension for failure to be proficient in English, the LPGA will provide training and tutors to help to golfers learn the language.
However, and unhappily, they do reserve the right to fine players.
From Golf Digest:
State Sen. Leland Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, had asked the Legislature's legal office to determine whether the English policy violated state or federal anti-discrimination laws. If it was deemed legal, Yee said he would have pushed for legislation banning such policies in California.
The LPGA Tour plays three events in California, including its first major championship.
"I'm very pleased that the LPGA saw the wisdom of the concerns that we raised," Yee said. "It's a no-brainer for those of us who have been the recipient of these kinds of discriminatory acts."
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