Michelle Wie is now getting hammered by LPGA and PGA members
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From: Kenny Keithen on 30 Jul 2008 22:32 http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3511483 Wie not worried about what LPGA players think of decision Associated Press Updated: July 30, 2008, 6:45 PM ET RENO, Nev. -- Michelle Wie has heard the criticism of her decision to play in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open this week instead of attempting to qualify for the Women's British Open. Like most teens, the 18-year-old just wants to have a good time. She isn't worried about what Annika Sorenstam and other top LPGA players think of her decision, either. "There are going to be criticisms entering this tournament, but at the same time I'm just doing what I feel like I want to do and it's going to be a lot of fun," Wie said. Reno sports books have made Wie a 500-1 long shot in the second-tier tournament, which opens Thursday. They aren't her only doubters. Sorenstam, who failed to make the cut in her only PGA appearance, said at the Women's British Open earlier this week that if Wie can't qualify for a women's major, she has no business playing with the men. David Leadbetter, who has worked with Wie for years, blamed her family for making bad choices and said she has more to lose than gain by playing at Reno this week. David Duval, who has shown signs of regaining some of the form that won him the 2001 British Open, said Wie's playing on the PGA Tour "has never bothered me in the least." "The novelty of it seemingly is wearing off a little bit, but you know, more power to her if she wants to try it," Duval said Wednesday. "I don't know if the PGA Tour is exactly the place to gain confidence. You can get your head beat in pretty easy out here." People are going to write hateful stuff about me and that's fine with me. ... Good rounds and low scores can solve everything. -- Michelle Wie But Wie said she doesn't care that some are critical of her decision to accept a special exemption to play at the event while the top 50 men are playing at the World Golf Championships in Ohio. This will be Wie's eighth time on the PGA Tour. She has missed each cut and has only made money playing against men on the Korean Tour at the 2006 SK Telcom Open. "All I'm thinking about is trying to play some good golf. How can I limit the number of bogeys I make? How can I maximize the number of birdies I can make out of this golf course and that's all I can focus on. I can't focus on the rest of the field," she said. "People are going to write hateful stuff about me and that's fine with me. ... Good rounds and low scores can solve everything," she said. Tournament director Michael Stearns said Wie and her family turned down several invitations to play the tournament before finally accepting late last month. "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion," he said. "I happen to believe she's a great player. Who's on the list here who won a U.S. Publinks at age 13?" Ben Crane is the highest-ranked player in the Reno field at 87th and top money winner, ranked 52nd with $1.2 million. Scott McCarron, who is based at the club and coming off his best finish in more than three years with a tie for fifth at last week's RBC Canadian Open, thinks the Montreux Golf & Country Club's 7,472-yard course through towering pines and mountain streams fits Wie's game. "You have to hit it high and far. I've watched her and she certainly does both of those," said McCarron, who welcomed her to Reno. "I think it's great. It's creating a bit of a buzz for the tournament." Wie admitted to reporters that she still gets butterflies before PGA events but is excited about the opportunity. "It's almost like right before you go on a roller coaster -- like kind of half scared, half really excited, knowing everything is going to be all right," Wie said. Her practice round during Wednesday's pro-am was up and down. She birdied three of the first four holes but later added a bogey, four double bogeys and one triple for a 9-over-par 81. She walked off her final hole quickly but signed a few autographs and handed her scorecard to a tournament official before she left. "I signed it," she said with a smile, referring to her disqualification last month at the State Farm Classic when she was just one shot off the lead following the second round but left the scoring area without signing her card. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
From: Larry Lawrence on 30 Jul 2008 22:36 >http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3511483 > > >Reno sports books have made Wie a 500-1 long shot in the second-tier >tournament, which opens Thursday. They aren't her only doubters. > Damn, 500-1 shot. That shows how little chance she has to even make the cut. At least she will get 2 rounds in before leaving. > >Her practice round during Wednesday's pro-am was up and down. She >birdied three of the first four holes but later added a bogey, four >double bogeys and one triple for a 9-over-par 81. She walked off her >final hole quickly but signed a few autographs and handed her >scorecard to a tournament official before she left. > She shot an 81 with no pressure on her? Will she even crack a 90 when she plays the course for real?
From: G Joubert on 30 Jul 2008 22:49 On Jul 30, 7:36 pm, larry...(a)aol.com (Larry Lawrence) wrote: > >http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3511483 > > >Reno sports books have made Wie a 500-1 long shot in the second-tier > >tournament, which opens Thursday. They aren't her only doubters. > > Damn, 500-1 shot. That shows how little chance she has to even make > the cut. At least she will get 2 rounds in before leaving. > > > > >Her practice round during Wednesday's pro-am was up and down. She > >birdied three of the first four holes but later added a bogey, four > >double bogeys and one triple for a 9-over-par 81. She walked off her > >final hole quickly but signed a few autographs and handed her > >scorecard to a tournament official before she left. > > She shot an 81 with no pressure on her? Will she even crack a 90 when > she plays the course for real? Has she ever won an LPGA tournament? If she could sue her father for totally mismanaging her early career, that would be her best bet. If he had anything that wasn't already hers.
From: annika1980 on 30 Jul 2008 23:01 On Jul 30, 10:36 pm, larry...(a)aol.com (Larry Lawrence) wrote: > > She shot an 81 with no pressure on her? Will she even crack a 90 when > she plays the course for real? Would you?
From: annika1980 on 30 Jul 2008 23:03
On Jul 30, 10:49 pm, G Joubert <gjoub...(a)live.com> wrote: > > Has she ever won an LPGA tournament? > > If she could sue her father for totally mismanaging her early career, > that would be her best bet. If he had anything that wasn't already > hers. Yeah, they really screwed up by pushing her out there in front of the cameras. That's why she's already banked $20 Million or so. Anybody talking about Sorenstam, Ochoa, or Creamer this week? Didn't think so. WHO RULES ??? |