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December 5, 2004; Source: AnyoneForTee World Exclusive"It's a mistake anyone could have made," says LET Chief Executive, as Danish transexual is revealed by AFT to be Justin Rose in drag! The Chief Executive of the Ladies European Tour, Ian Randell (pictured right), has been sacked by the LET following AFT's exclusive revelation that he mistakenly admitted Danish transexual Mianne Bagger to the Ladies' Tour when she is, in fact, none other than England's Justin Rose in drag.  AnyoneForTee's startling revelation came after our state-of-the-art laboratory produced the PhotoFit picture at left, proving beyond doubt Mianne's true identity. Confronted with the evidence, Rose confessed. "Alright, it's a fair cop," said the 24 year old, "but I was just fed up with not winning."Randell told AnyoneForTee that he was "unfairly and wrongfully dismissed", because the admission of Mianne Bagger to the Ladies' Tour (see our earlier story here) had been discussed at length with the LET Board, who had brought their qualification rules in line with those of the International Olympic Committee by dropping the previous "female at birth" stipulation, thereby allowing Bagger to go to Q-school and win her place.  "They were all in favour of it," says Randell (pictured left with European Team Captain Catrin Nilsmark in happier days at a Solheim Cup press conference). "Most of the Board were salivating at the thought of all the additional publicity Mianne would bring, which of course means more sponsors, more TV, bigger purses... But now that you have revealed that Mianne is in fact a TV with quite a substantial purse of her, sorry, his own, they say I should have checked more carefully. What did they want me to do? Have a grope? I'm not Arnold Schwartzenegger! The matter is therefore in the hands of my lawyers." At the LET, Board Director Karen Lunn (right) is tight-lipped on the subject. "I can confirm that the decision to terminate Ian Randell's employment with us was taken on November 23, but the details regarding Ian's departure are subject to legal protocol, therefore it is not appropriate for me to provide further detail. A search for a new Chief Executive is underway."  Lunn (left) is at pains to point out that the 2005 LET schedule will be unaffected by Randell's departure, and that of two non-executive directors of the Tour, John Scurlock-Davies and Huub van de Coolwijk, who subsequently quit. "Our principal promoters, sponsors and television partners are being contacted and it is believed that there will not be any detrimental effect to these playing opportunities as a result of recent events. Indeed, we hope further opportunities and enhanced prize funds remain a possibility," she told AnyoneForTee. She also confirmed that retired German businessman and chicken-sexer Roland Specker has joined the board with immediate effect, adding that "During the summer we welcomed Keith Lyons to the board, and Roland's appointment brings the number of non-playing directors back to the traditional number of two." Those familiar with the LET's workings are however questioning Randell's departure, as he was widely credited with taking the Tour forward, increasing both the number of tournaments and total prize money. The new Chief Executive will also have to face the problem of the loss of Mianne Bagger as a crowd and media draw, which is sure to have significant repercussions on the future shape of the Tour. Explaining his decision to try and win a place on the Ladies' Tour in the guise of a Danish transexual, Justin Rose said it was prompted by the decline in his results on the Mens' Tours in 2003 and 2004, after several years of spectacular progression, as the following table shows. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"While I was winning four tournaments back in 2002 it was all great," he said. "But you get used to the feeling, and when my form dipped I really missed it." At this point Justin paused briefly to wipe a tear from the corner of his eye."Then I remembered reading on AnyoneForTee about David Duval's problems in the US after he had won our Open Championship, and the way he adopted the persona of Karrie Webb as a means of getting onto the LPGA Tour (read our story here) and I thought it was brilliant. So I created the character of Mianne, I worked on taking a little length off my drive to avoid suspicion, and I made it through Q-school. It was all going according to plan - until you guys came along... and ruined everything..." The interview ended here, as Justin became inconsolable.  It remains to be seen what sanctions will be taken against Justin-Mianne by the Men's and Ladies' Tours, but we at AnyoneForTee feel a sense of responsibility in this affair, and hope that they will be lenient.If this story proves anything, it is the immense pressure to perform which professionals feel, and which drive them to such lengths. It is counselling that is required, not reprimand. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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