The Universe Exists for My Amusement

The LPGA mutiny against Carolyn Bivens succeeded today. Ironically, the LPGA named a retired Rear Admiral as interim commissioner.

Carolyn Bivens out as LPGA Tour commissioner; Marsha Evans to take over on interim basis.

Carolyn Bivens resigned as LPGA Tour commissioner Monday, bowing to pressure from players who were upset about the organization’s economic woes and her leadership.

Marsha Evans, a retired rear admiral in the Navy who has also led the American Red Cross and Girl Scouts of the USA, will take over as interim commissioner. She’ll serve until the LPGA board finds a replacement, which it hopes to do by the end of the year.

Bivens’ departure seemed increasingly likely after a group of players wrote a letter last week to the LPGA Tour’s board of directors calling for her to quit. Her uncertain status created a distraction over the weekend during the U.S. Women’s Open.

“We reached a point which made it difficult for Carolyn herself to see herself going forward and being able to lead in this environment,” board chairwoman Dawn Hudson said. “We had to change something.”