‘Just Eat Me Up’: 65-Year-Old LPGA Hall of Famer Offered Her Wisdom on LIV Golf Women’s Circuit Earlier This Year

There is a case to be made for Nancy Lopez to be considered one of the pioneers of women’s golf. The former World No. 1 won 48 LPGA Tour events in a glorious career spanning three decades. Furthermore, Lopez has been a strong advocate of equal pay in golf and hasn’t shied away from voicing her opinions. But in a world where the PGA Tour and the lavish LIV Golf Series are existing together, would the celebrated golfer cut ties for better remuneration? Lopez had her say regarding the topic, saying she would feel terrible about her decision.

Nancy Lopez chooses between LPGA and LIV Golf

Lopez gave the school of thought regarding her choice recently while claiming she remained “a loyal person”. When asked whether she would have quit the LPGA for bags of cash in a newly found, controversial league during her prime, the California-born had a hard time.

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“I would be hard to say ‘No, I wouldn’t want the money,’ but God it would be really hard to leave the LPGA. It would just eat me up,” she said.

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While the LPGA has been around for many years, the women’s game has hardly closed the widening gender pay gap. The arrival of the LIV Golf Series has shaken up men’s golf, and if sources are to be believed, they would soon make a splash on the women’s circuit. While the PGA Tour has battled the onset with the help of added prize money, the same can’t be termed as a longtime solution for the LPGA.

Lopez reveals her prize money “wasn’t going to keep me until I got to 93”

Take the example of Lopez herself, who had decided to retire from professional golf after the birth of her first daughter, Ashley. But she decided to play on by saying she still had the fire in her belly, but also a need for money.

“The money I made was good,” said Lopez, “but it wasn’t going to keep me until I got to 93 and needed to pay somebody to take care of me someday.”

When the trailblazer made her debut in 1978, she was hopeful of a change in the landscape of women’s golf. But as time passed by, she witnessed a revolution in contracts in the sport for men. Will LIV Golf bring about a change in women’s golf? Comment down below.

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