This week's Golfweek Magazine features a noose on it, which is an obvious reference to Kelly Tilghman's unfortunate comment regarding Tiger Woods' effect on the golfing fields in which he plays.
Whose decision was this cover? Did they really think it was a good idea? Golfweek Magazine 's mealy-mouthed, high-falootin' explanation for why it used this cover just doesn't wash, and is specious on its face. Their editor's explanation was anything but "intelligent dialogue." Ms. Tilghman made a bad decision, but Golfweek Magazine made an even worse decision with this cover.
Be honest Golfweek! You wanted to sell copies. There's nothing more to it.
Is there a lack of diversity in golf? Duh! Calvin Peete... Jim Thorpe... Harold Dunovant... Ann Gregory... Charlie Sifford... Pete Brown... Lee Elder. Most people will not recognize these names, but they're just a sampling of the African-American --- professional and amateur --- golfers of note since the 50s who were, at some points in their careers, affected by resistance to their involvement in golf.
Has this lack of diversity, this resistance, been an ingrained, institutionalized issue? Most probably.
But it isn't Kelly Tilghman's fault, and to make this connection is shameless.
To try to correct this issue (if this is really what Golfweek is trying to do) on the back of someone who made a mistake, who apologized for it, and who received acceptance from the offended party, isn't the way to go.
Golfweek Magazine ought to be ashamed of itself, and as an avid golfer, I'll never, ever buy it.
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