Last year, some LPGA golfers were up in arms about Paulina Gretzky landing a cover on Golf Digest. Sure, it could be taken as a slap in the face but the whole point of it was to sell copies.
Golfer Angela Stanford understood the idea of Gretzky on the cover, but made a good point about the LPGA having attractive golfers of their own (via USA Today):
“The question is who are they trying to sell to?” Stanford said. “If the answer is men 25 years old through 45 years old, then I guess that’s what they have to do. You know the old saying, sex sells. And nobody can argue with that. It’s just the way it is. But the LPGA has some attractive women and very fit women, so why not use them? I’m just baffled by it.”
Your prayers have been answered, Angela, as May’s cover belongs to 20-year-old Lexi Thompson.
I landed on the May cover of @GolfDigest ! So pumped to represent fitness & power #GirlPower : http://t.co/ucXw4JTnSm pic.twitter.com/u4ys8WLLyv
— Lexi Thompson (@Lexi) April 2, 2015
The best part is Lexi actually has four tour wins under her belt, but I’m sure some folks will find a way to ignore that and focus in on the fact that she’s … shirtless!
Because there’s nothing more scandalous than a shirtless — but covered — woman on a magazine in the year 2015.
[Lexi- Instagram]
