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LPGA commissioner Mike Whan gets it too, that’s why, as far back as two years ago, he cleared the 2016 schedule for three weeks so all the focus could be on his players and the Olympics.
“This is big, this is a bigger stage than we see week in and week out,” Whan said. “When you talk to players all over the world about the Olympics, it’s different. It’s a different level of connection. This is a stage that’s bigger than the average stage we get.”
And it’s something they intend to capitalize on.