They were made mostly in jest......especially the part about teeing up halfway down the fairway. I did however say that the level of skill was closest between male and female golfers than in any other professional sport, indicating that I recognize the high level of play on the LPGA.

And don't tell me about my passion or lack thereof for golf. Watching the LPGA doesn't make you a connoisseur of golf, contrary to how you may feel

You might want to thicken up that skin in the meantime though. This isn't tea time at Aunt Minnie's, you are going to run into similar comments as you would in a cross section of the public. In fact, the folks here are probably much more polite that you would encounter at any golf course on North America