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Erica Blasberg Pictures Explode Across Net After Her Death

Erica Blasberg pictures can be found everywhere online today. Some people see one of America’s more attractive female athletes, but others look beyond the surface and see just what she may have meant to the continued success of the LPGA Tour. In what must be considered a tragic turn, the 25-year-old up-and-comer won’t get the chance to follow through on the promise she’d shown on the course and in marketing ventures for the sport. According to the Associated Press, Erica Blasberg died in her three-bedroom Las Vegas suburban home. Foul play has not been eliminated from the list of options, according to Las Vegas police. The identity of the person who made the initial 911 call is being withheld by law enforcement.

Erica Blasberg – pictures of a rising star

Erica Blasberg pictures may be a hot online search, but consider the person and what she could have meant to the game of women’s golf. Erica Blasberg’s premature death – as well as all of the difficulties with the Tiger Woods fiasco – have placed the game of golf in a difficult financial position in regards to ratings and sponsorships, to the extent that debt relief may be necessary. This is particularly true of the LPGA Tour, where there are too few American stars. The LPGA was already a tough sell in America, says The Golf Channel, and losing a marketable (potential) star didn’t help. As one golf fan voiced his displeasure regarding America’s current state on the LPGA T website:

“There has not been an American POY or an American who won the Vare Trophy (scoring title) since 1994. There has not been an American leading the money list since 1993. In the last 15 years, only four ROY titles have gone to Americans. Of the last 41 majors (dating back to the year 2000), only nine have been won by Americans. This has pretty consistently been about one major a year one by Americans”.

Such underwhelming returns have prompted numerous sponsors to cancel their LPGA ties, indicates the New York Daily News. Names like Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie speak more of unfulfilled potential than hope any more.

Erica Blasberg played her first LPGA Tour event two weeks ago

Blasberg finished in a tie for 44th at an event in Mexico. Blasberg may not have earned top honors for her play yet, all reports indicate that she was well on her way. It’s no surprise, really, as her University of Arizona golf career was more than stellar.

The loss of the much-loved Erica Blasberg is a “tough hit” for the LPGA, said league spokesman David Higdon to the media. Blasberg was popular and well-liked, qualities that carry a great deal of currency in a tight-knit group like the American LPGA sorority. The beaming young woman her college teammates nicknamed “Skipper” will be missed by all who knew her and those who wish they’d had the chance to make her acquaintance. The LPGA Tour will miss both Erica Blasberg’s personality and the marketing possibilities that might have been.

Sources for the article

mcall.com

sports.yahoo.com

nydailynews.com

Paula Creamer