Sample Essays & Free Papers For You

A reliable academic resource for high school and college students.
Essay database with free papers will provide you with original and creative ideas.

This essay supports male professional golfer Brian Kontak's attempt to play in this summer's US Women's Open.

Date Submitted: 11/12/2002 13:57:13
Length: 2 pages (503 words)
Views: 140234

Brian Kontak is breaking down barriers. Kontak, a professional golfer, is fighting discrimination by trying to become the first man ever to play in an event on the professional women's tour. But he'll probably never be mentioned in the same sentence as Martin Luther King. The 31-year-old member of the Nationwide Tour (essentially a farm system for the PGA Tour) recently announced he would try to qualify for the US Women's Open in July, undoubtedly …

Is this essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper and access over 480,000 just like it!

…LPGA will be overrun by men and cease to exist. Common sense reveals this to be an unlikely scenario. A more likely outcome: Kontak will be denied the opportunity to play, but in turn, the PGA Tour will be forced to bar women from playing in its tournaments. Either way, Kontak will be a hero to men trying to grind out a living playing golf. ESPN.com and the Associated Press contributed to this column.

Need a unique paper?