Match play: the right to remain silent?
Michelle Wie's received a little flak from the press for apparently not talking with her competitors Se Ri Pak and Brittany Lincicome during their matches. See here.
To me, this seems like a non-story. This is the Match Play championship, for pete's sake, not some high school party.
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What's more interesting is when asked if she'd be trying out on the Men's tour anytime soon she said that if you can't be Annika.....I think that was a great line because I think that was here way of saying, "If you can't beat me, what are you doing trying to compete against the men?"
She's a 16 year old that has been barraged with golf and being a phenom forever. I'd imagine she probably has communication issues. Plus she's a highschooler even so.. how much in common besides golf does she have with any of the people she competes with. If this all continues in 10 years when's Wie is 26, then there might be a story in it, but right now, i'd say not.
Interesting read thouhg.
Wasn't Nicklaus criticized for a similar habit early in his career? I'd have to agree with the non-story call on this one. It's a story only if you like sticking it to the precocious 16 year old. A little more paint to brush her image as an arrogant, selfish, spoiled-rotten, haughty kid-wonder. Yeak, that's it I think?
I wrote about this and the HSBC LPGA event recently, but it was interesting to watch Wie and Lincicome on the driving range at Hamilton Farm this past weekend. Wie methodically smacked ball after ball down the range, not saying a word. Lincicome seemed completely relaxed, chatting it up with a few people who walked up to her to ask some questions. Hit a ball or two, make small talk, laugh.
There's nothing wrong with Wie being focused, but geesh..relax a little, you're 16.
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