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Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:07 pm EDT

Anna Rawson closes deal to become new GoDaddy Girl

By Jay Busbee

So here's a story for you to close out your afternoon. GoDaddy.com, the web something-or-other that specializes in whipping up highly controversial ads and ticking off large chunks of its sponsorship target audience, will soon be announcing its latest "GoDaddy.com Girl," the very visible face of the company. And word on the street, according to Waggle Room, is that the girl du jour is none other than the LPGA's Anna Rawson.

GoDaddy's whole deal is to try to be in-your-face and controversial, and Rawson certainly fits that bill based on her recent comments about the, uh, persuasion of certain golfers on the LPGA Tour.

That's really all I've got to say on the subject. Good for Rawson, good for GoDaddy, good for the fact that the LPGA is getting recognition. Me, I don't have a problem with golfers trading on their looks -- because it's a savvy marketing move, honest, that's what I meant -- though I'm sure there are purists out there who tut-tut the increasing sexualization of the Tour.

We anxiously await Ms. Rawson's first commercial, and in the interest of hanging onto my job, I won't guess what golf terms will be used as double-entendres.

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  1. Vito Puzzo
    1. Posted by Vito Puzzo Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    Natalie, Paula, Morgan, Erica, Anna. Let's keep the streak going Jay. Now I want some input from Tuna Golf on the lpga tour.
  2. tlarry
    2. Posted by tlarry Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:57 pm EDT

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    Laura Davies, Amy Alcott, Mr and Mrs. Meg Malon/Beth Daniels, Patty Sheehan....now there's some talent to line up for GoDaddy.com........ Yum!
  3. King_Woods
    3. Posted by King_Woods Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:03 pm EDT

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    Easier to watch Anna than jessica lol
  4. Scott A
    4. Posted by Scott A Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:10 pm EDT

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    Hottest they have signed yet!
  5. tlarry
    5. Posted by tlarry Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:57 pm EDT

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    Saw Danica at the bowling alley a few months ago, bowling with her friends, and she's a whole lot better lookin on TV than in person..... she's average at best, and quite the attitude in person as well, just like you'd assume.
  6. Michael M
    6. Posted by Michael M Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:44 pm EDT

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    G-i-g-i-t-y
  7. J C
    7. Posted by J C Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    WOW! very cool. The whole brunette thing they had going was getting old. I agree on Ms. Patrick and her I'm better than you attitude. What do you think is going to happen to the LPGA's coverage now?
  8. Go Chargers
    8. Posted by Go Chargers Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:19 pm EDT

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    girls, ladies, women sound better to me :)
  9. John F.
    9. Posted by John F. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    Who really cares???? If this is what golf is relegating itself to after 15 years of riding high in global sports, looks like fall/decline is going to be slow & painfully pathetic. I think i'll switch back to playing tennis this spring & summer.
  10. Kelly G
    10. Posted by Kelly G Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    Who gives a damn what the women prefer as long as they can swing the club and hit the ball.
  11. Go Chargers
    11. Posted by Go Chargers Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:19 pm EDT

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    dang Kelly G, don't hold back so much :)
  12. mnustudent
    12. Posted by mnustudent Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:24 pm EDT

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    At least she didn't call them muff divers, or carpet muchers
  13. greg h
    13. Posted by greg h Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    Yep Anna is a dish! Love those long legs! Nice schaawwwinnnngggg!
  14. Tommy A
    14. Posted by Tommy A Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:15 pm EDT

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    Pink tacoatarian....
  15. Seabum
    15. Posted by Seabum Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    I'll think of taken up golf again
  16. mazenblu
    16. Posted by mazenblu Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    It's a win-win to me. More exposure for Anna. I watch a lot of the LPGA and I don't understand the negative comments. Why wouldn't I look at her twice IRL? I like watching beautiful women and I like golf, both on tv and IRL.
  17. dblaction
    17. Posted by dblaction Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    Nice Shhhwing!!!!
  18. flabum1
    18. Posted by flabum1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    Probably few men will agree with me but i would rather watch the LADIES play golf than the men.My point being that the ladies play a lot closer to how i play than the men do.They have more finesse than the men do.Sure most of them dont bomb 300 plus off the tee but they are a lot more accurate.Reason two--having been to several tour events(both men and women) i have found that during practice rounds and after competition rounds,the ladies are much more approachable and courteous to talk to than most any of the guys are.Try to get woods autograph and he will snub you in a hearbeat.Ask Ochoa Gulbis Creamer Pressel or Wie and they all smile and say sure no problem.Walked along edge of fairway at reunion last year and chatted with Grace Park and was treated like an old friend.You dont get that kind of treatment from the men.And yes i am a guy just so you know
  19. flabum1
    19. Posted by flabum1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    Also the ladies are much much easier on the eyes
  20. ekim
    20. Posted by ekim Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    Doesn't do it for me. She needs to win.
  21. kuip2479
    21. Posted by kuip2479 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm EDT

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    Doesn't do it for you, why because she is a female? She is frickin hot.
  22. murray
    22. Posted by murray Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm EDT

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    Thats a big smile at the finish...We all would play better with a smile like that

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