Players call on LPGA boss to resign

MIAMI: Top LPGA players have lost confidence in the Tour's leadership and have called for the resignation of commissioner Carolyn Bivens, according to a media report on Monday.

Mexican world No 1 Lorena Ochoa and American Paula Creamer were among a group of players who met last week to express concern over the health of the LPGA in the face of the global economic downturn, Golfweek magazine reported on Monday.

Following that meeting, which took place during the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, a letter was sent to the LPGA's board of directors urging Bivens to step down and requesting that new leadership be installed.