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Responding to a torrent of criticism, the women's pro golf tour has dropped a plan to suspend players who are not conversant in English. The policy, announced in August, was said to be the first of its kind in a major sport. It drew criticism that the Ladies Professional Golf Association was discriminating against foreign players. There are 121 international players from 26 countries on the U.S.-based L.P.G.A. tour, including 45 from South Korea. L.P.G.A. officials say they devised the Language policy so that players could better...