The Wie report: late bogey train derails Wie's historic bid
Michelle Wie was -2 after the first 18 holes, after chipping in for birdie on the 18th hole. She had 2 birdies, and no bogeys after her first 18.
Starting her second 18 holes on the back nine, Michelle suffered her first bogey, but made that up with a birdie on her 26th hole. After 30 holes, Michelle was still at -2. The projection on CNN-SI was that she needed a -3 to qualify. Just one more birdie needed with 6 holes left to play, including a par 5. Could this be really happening?
Then, just when I started getting nervous and thinking that history was about to happen, Michelle suffered 3 consecutive bogeys to bring her down to +1. Ouch, that really hurt. Only a par-5 and a par-4 left--Wie will need a miracle now.
No such luck. Just parred the par-5 35th hole. Unless she gets a hole-in-one on the 417 yard par 4 36th hole, it's all over. I'm going home to console myself with a bowl of ice cream. Sorry, Wie fans.
4 Comments:
I'm certainly no fan of Michelle Wie playing in men's events because I think she should stay on the LPGA and make it a stronger tour. But I will give her credit for contending to qualify for the US Open. She had a chance and that's certainly more than most of us will ever have. But is this going to be a continuing event each year? I certainly hope not. Why doesn't she concentrate on the women's events and then play men's events IF she becomes the top player in women's golf (ala Sorenstam playing the Colonial as the top player in women's golf).
Because Wie is much stronger than Sorenstam. She could dominate on the the LPGA if shewanted to, but can only play 7 events since she is not 18 years old. She is longer and stronger than Annika and will prove her worth in time.
How can you claim that she would dominate on the LPGA? She only plays 7 events, but those are 7 events a year that she has never won. Until she proves herself on the LPGA, she's more hype than anything else. She will NEVER be a success on the PGA Tour, so why not learn to play on the LPGA Tour and make that tour as strong as possible.
I have to agree with the argument that Michelle Wie could not dominate on the LPGA Tour at this point (or at least has not proved she can do so), but it is funny that others argue that she should concentrate on the LPGA. She only gets 7 chances to play in LPGA Tour, and is playing in (shocking) 7 events. What more could she do to focus on the LPGA Tour? Am I missing something?
So, she is playing as many events as the LPGA will allow her, and is offered spots and opportunities on other tours. What should she do? Sit around and "focus" on the LPGA Tour, who is only hurting themselves by not allowing her to play more events, or play any other opportunities that are provided? I'd say her playing all tournaments available to her is only getting her into a mode that will help her to become a future Hall of Fame golfer, ignoring the fact that she is creating history on the men's tours in the process.
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