[AGreatPer]

I never realized you were a fuddy duddy. Its an exemption man, sponsors privlage, get over it already.

Under the circumstances, she played great.

[Bob J]

The debate isn't over exemptions, it's whether Annika earned her way into the tournament. If you look at my previous comments you'll see I stated that I like AS and am glad to see her playing this weekend, makes for a good show on an otherwise dull lackluster event.

I will make one caveat to that. When she first joined the AMERICAN LPGA, she made some statements criticizing the US vis a vis the difference between our system and the socialist Swedish system. Her handlers quickly shut her up and she hasn't made that mistake again. In other words, she'll take the money our system offers but in no way does it compare to wonderful Swedish model, which offers little if no money for women golfers.

Annika likes having her cake and eating it too.