The "biggest issue facing" women's golf right now is the "pay gap" between the LPGA and PGA Tour, according to a recent survey cited by Anna Katherine Clemmons of ESPN.com. Of the 49 LPGA players who participated in the survey, 35% cited the pay gap as the women's circuit most significant issue. The total purse at the men's U.S. Open in June was $12M while this week's U.S. Women's Open is $5M -- "which happens to be a record on the women's side." Nearly 20% of players thought "getting more viewership and overall media coverage was key to their cause." Of responders, 12% said that their schedule, which "often bounces from East Coast to West Coast is the biggest issue." Meanwhile, a "whopping" 92% of surveyed LPGA players believe there "should be more of a working connection between the LPGA and PGA Tour," though Clemmons noted both tours "announced a strategic partnership in recent years." Asked about President Trump's impact on women's golf, 33% of players "still wouldn't comment." But of those that did give him a grade, 27% "marked him as A-minus or above," while 55% "said B-minus or above." Not a "single player said she would skip the U.S. Women's Open," which this week is being held at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (ESPN.com, 7/10).
