I know, this apparently contradicts an earlier post where I called for Restoration of Privacy. Here I am saying open up these sports. But in some competitive sports mingling the sexes makes sense and possibly could make cents, lots of them. Would as many people watch the Colonial Open if Annika Sorenstam weren't in it? Probably not. Pity Vijay isn't participating in the tournament. Gosh, he might get beaten by a girl.

But so what? It's not Annika versus Vijay. It's Annika versus the Colonial Open course. She may not drive the ball as far as most of the men but the rest of her game may compensate. Hell, Phil Mickelson hits the ball all over the place, but he's not winning everything as result. It's not always about power but control - finesse (Are you listening Phil?).

Best of luck to Annika. And here's to more sports where mingling the genders makes cents...er...sense.