NOT THE BEV CART GIRL

I don't consider myself to be an unreasonable kind of feminist. I find the right for women to be paid the same as men, I expect women to be able to possess the same jobs in all fields, especially politics. Also, I expect women that possess leadership roles to be respected as leaders and should be called by their well-earned prestigious title. But something the other day really sent me over the edge. I have had members ask me if I would be driving the beverage cart. At first I was flattered, because generally the women that drive them are considered to be young and very attractive. But then I started thinking... is that all that men assume. If a female is on a golf course then she must be on the bev cart or some kind of freak of nature. She must be a hot, gorgeous athlete and she only golfs if her boyfriend does. Also when ever someone calls into the golf shop and hears a female's voice then they automatically assume they have called the wrong number. NO, believe it or not, a woman can be working in a golf shop. Also a woman can be on the course, in a cart and not be delivering beers. I don't know why this hasn't bothered me before now. I knew I was entering a business that invented the phrase the "men's club." I mean you know how many people have told me that golf stands for "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden." I knew I was entering the gentlemen's club but it is frustrating when people don't realize that you could be overseeing the golf course they chunk divots out of someday. Oh well, I hoe to be one of those women to change the face of golf. As much as I would love to be the trophy wife for a professional golfer (Adam Scott ;) I would much rather be the name that people think of when they think of the PGA. I don't know what it will take to become that. Whether that means becoming a commentator, a well-known teaching professional or even the first female president of the PGA of America, I'm more than willing to do it and would love to be known to be the first to do it. That's all. Rant's over.

Liep, Michelle