USGA and R&A don't go far enough in addressing Lexi Thompson rule fiasco

— -- Lexi Thompson returns to competition after three weeks licking her wounds inflicted by a TV viewer whose email pointing out a rules infraction cost her the ANA Inspiration, the first LPGA major of the year. This week's Volunteers of America Texas Shootout is a chance for Lexi to get back to playing, but it's also an opportunity for the LPGA to fix a problem virtually everyone seems to think needs to be corrected.

The marketing slogan for the LPGA is "See Why It's Different Out Here." That is for good reason. The athletes on the LPGA Tour are as media-friendly and fan-friendly as any pros in any league anywhere. I've always felt the most vocal critics of the LPGA are those who don't go to its events. Once you're there, you are hooked.