Thursday, August 10, 2006

Take a mulligan: why I would caddy for Michelle Wie

Call me crazy, but I would volunteer to caddy for Michelle Wie. The young woman's been through more caddies in her short career than I've been through tires on my ten year old car -- Greg Johnston, Brian Smallwood, Fanny Sunneson, her former swing coach Gary Gilchrist, and several times, her father B.J. Wie. Apparently, job security is safer working with Enron right now than as Wie's caddy. Not even dad is safe!

But, hey, I'd be the first in line to apply for the caddy position with Michelle Wie. My stride is a perfect yard long, to the one sixteenth of an inch. I know how to read greens, but apparently that's not in the job description. I also can rake bunkers, clean clubs, and, basically, do what I'm told. I also have a calming influence on people, or so I've been told, and know how to tell the early signs of heat exhaustion.

The biggest thing I'd try to do as Michelle's caddy would be to lighten things up a little around Michelle. After all, she's still 16 years old and in high school. I'd compare my iPod list with hers, and introduce her to the latest music from Rick Ross and Gnarls Barkley. Hopefully, the Wie camp wouldn't "think I'm crazy," to quote Gnarls Barkley.

I'd probably last one tournament, but I'm pretty sure I'd be able to loosen things up during those pressure situations when Michelle needs to sink a putt. If anything, Michelle would have fun.

6 Comments:

At 7:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are crazy, mulligan! You wouldn't last 9 holes before the Wie camp would let you go.

 
At 11:39 AM, Blogger oldbattler said...

They'd fire my ass almost immediately...especially after I tell she looks like Beeker from the Muppets (which, at 16, would probably zoom right over her head...)

 
At 11:55 AM, Blogger Erik @ The Sand Trap said...

Ah, yes, Wieker. We had a discussion about that once... I don't think I can link to images here in this comment, so check out post #11 in that link. :-P

 
At 5:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You could use some practice withe potty putting green haha I found it at www.golfinggags.com haha

 
At 4:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Michelle Wie has made it perfectly clear that she does not have an I-Pod list because she does not have an I-Pod. Her mp3 player is made by SONY.

 
At 12:49 AM, Anonymous E-Man said...

For a standard caddie package: 10% + travel + stay + meal expenses? I'd do that in a heartbeat. I'd be the biggest Wie kiss-butt to hang on to that gravy train for as long as I could.

 

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