Episode 18: Mike Whan Announces he's Stepping Down as LPGA Commissioner with Christina Kim and Ron Sirak - a podcast by The 9th Tee Podcast

Christina Kim and Ron Sirak join Ben and Kent to discuss LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan's announcement that he will phase out at some point in 2021, an 11-year run, making him the longest-tenured Commissioner in the history of the LPGA Tour. Kim joins first and discusses her role as an LPGA Tour board of directors member during Whan's hiring and the difficulty the tour faced, along with the first time she talked to Whan when he was the Commissioner in South Korea at 2:45 in the morning. After (19:30), Sirak joins who talks covering events virtually in 2020 before talking a litany of topics on the outgoing Commissioner. He shares why Whan is on his Mt. Rushmore of commissioners, Whan's most critical decisions to save the tour from nearly folding during the Great Recession, and why his honesty led him to his success at the helm of the LPGA Tour. 

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