Article: Open arms; The LPGA Tour and its commissioner, Ty Votaw, want to welcome you to a highly competitive game that includes the right touch of showmanship.(SPORTS)

Byline: Jeff Shelman; Staff Writer

Welcome to a pro sports entity that wants you, appreciates you ... and needs you.

Sign an autograph? Absolutely. Pose for a photo? You bet.

This isn't some sort of fan fantasy. It's called the LPGA.

There is no threat of a players' strike. No first-round draft pick calls an $8 million signing bonus offer a slap in the face. And there are no management people describing a recently arrested star as "misunderstood."

OK, the LPGA isn't the only place in professional sports where the athletes are making an effort. But with people having more and more places to be entertained, the LPGA - which ...

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