We haven't had physical foot-binding in this country, but we've sometimes had a social equivalent that kept girls out of all sports. That's wrong. It's also wrong to eliminate social arrangements that acknowledge male-female differences. The same goes for competition beyond sports: Provide equal opportunity for women but don't insist on equal results, since physical differences but also different life and career choices will have an effect.

So it's good to have a Ladies PGA Tour where a woman with the skill and gracefulness Sorenstam displayed can finish first -- but if she wants to play in another PGA event, welcome! She is certainly doing more for womanhood than Martha Burk, who failed in her attempt to add mistresses to The Masters.

It also was great to watch the Women's College World Series that concluded on May 26 with UCLA as softball champion, and I'll cheer if one of the quick-handed, slash-hitting infielders tries to make the transition to professional baseball with the hope of someday hitting the major leagues. Of course, there's the issue of take-out slides at second ...