SWINGING SKIRTS LPGA CLASSIC

FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
WRITER, DIRECTOR

It is one of the most coveted stages in women’s golf—the 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. For four days, the world’s top female golfers compete for a purse of two million dollars at north California’s Lake Merced Golf Club. Among them: three teenage rookies chasing their dreams, all the way from Taiwan and all products of a unique golfing incubation program. For the tournament organizers, it is truly a labor of love. Challenges they will overcome include fighting drought conditions and retrofitting a near century-old course for a professional competition. ‘Inside: Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic’ tracks the passion and precision of the team behind the tournament as they train an army of volunteers; provide amenities for more than fifty thousand spectators, hundreds of VIPs, the 144 professional players and the technology required for a multi-million dollar live broadcast. Get behind the scenes to share the cheers, tears and stories of three of Taiwan’s most promising female golfers, and see how a simple dream has taken Taiwanese golf across the Pacific to fashion a unique tournament where art meets sport and where a love of golf triumphs.

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