Leader In The Clubhouse

Evans Picked As LPGA Acting Commissioner

The LPGA has named Board member Marty Evans as the tour’s acting commissioner, replacing Carolyn Bivens, who formally resigned her post after a tumultuous week that began with a group of players asking her to step down. Evans is in her first year on the BOD and will hold the acting title while a formal search is conducted by executive search firm Spencer Stuart and the LPGA’s newly formed Executive Search Committee. Golfer Juli Inkster, a member of the committee, yesterday told multiple media outlets that the formal search could take three to five months to complete. Some names being bandied about include WNBA President Donna Orender, Nike Golf exec Cindy Davis, longtime sports marketer Dockery Clark and USGA CMO Barry Hyde. Suzann Pettersen, one of the players who submitted a letter calling for Bivens to resign, said, “We can’t keep going like we have been."

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