My reason to loose track of this year's US Women's Open was timing, weather delays, lack of familiarity with many of those in contention, and too much other stuff to do. I hurried home to watch what I was most interested in, Stricker's attempt to 3-peat.
It seems to me that the LPGA needs to find a way to make these players more familiar to us in a sympathetic way. Or, find a way to make us feel an attachment/familiarity to the foreign ladies, even if it means make them the rival nemisis of a spirited competitive manner (for the right reasons, not jingoism). The talent is there, IMHO. The venues could be selected better, I think. Timing is important and I don't know exactly how you time it to not compete with other interesting stuff, either for the TV audience or locals to show up in numbers to spectate.
I was wondering if the apparent notion that the Solheim cup seems to be more enthusiastically embraced, means they ought to find more opportunities to play team match play events. You could have Asians VS Americas VS Euro. Or, some arbitrary team by city or region, that would have matches at certain off weeks of the year that aren't filled on the schedule now. If some of the unknown foreign ladies, particularly the Asians that we don't currently know, were mixed on some other regional identity team you might follow, that might go some way to help with the attachment/familiarity to the fan that the LPGA seems to need. I just don't think it is a lack of talent.
The ladies have to cooperate, if they are going to market their product, like it or not. They have to make themselves available for publicity, and mind their public image, as reluctant as some may be to buy-in to marketting their show.