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Joltin Joe [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

Joltin Joe [Visitor] — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:04:44 +0000

"Why is it okay -- in YOUR book -- for a young man to skip college basketball but NOT okay for a young woman to skip college golf? What's the difference, besides meaningless anatomy"

If the young man skips college basketball, it is because at every competitive level he has DOMINATED those around him. We aren't talking about winning, we are talking total, utter domination. Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, and Kevin Garnett had full trophy cases before they ever turned pro.

Michelle Wie has never dominated at any level, amateur (mens or womens) junior (mens or womens), or pro (mens or womens). Seems to me that if you want to skip a level of competition, especially if you want to skip all the way up to competing with the worlds best of the best, you should have some skins on the wall FIRST!

It was almost more than I could bear having to listen to Nick Faldo explain to the Golf Channel audience that yes, it is indeed HARD to play PGA golf, and that despite how it might seem, that you just can't show up with golf clubs and expect to play against these pros.

jonny johnston [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

jonny johnston [Visitor] — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:38:26 +0000

She's good golfer or very smart with money? Pick one and shut up!

Judge Smails [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

Judge Smails [Visitor] — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:41:52 +0000

Haole (a derogatory term for white people, by the way. Now I'm waiting for someone with "nigger" in his screen name),
You see, kid, I suppose we'll never know how a Tadd Fujikawa currently stacks up against the illustrious Bubbles because, since he was born with the wrong chromosome configuration, he won't be offered endless sponsor's exemptions into PGA events.

The motto of the Wiemen is, "If at first Bubbles doesn't succeed, let her try, try again."

hapahaole [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

hapahaole [Visitor] — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:40:51 +0000

Judge Smails

So Tadd made the cut and Michelle didn't. What does that have to do with the price of cotton?

Lincicome beat #2, #3, the best match play player Inskter, and emerged the tournament champion with the best players in the world entered. Does anyone believe she is better than those players? Stop patronizing this board with your useless comparisons. And what is it with this "Bubbles". Just another juvenile attempt to denigrate a 16 year old girl? Believe me, the only one it belittles is you in the eyes of the posters here.

Judge Smails [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

Judge Smails [Visitor] — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:07:36 +0000

"JUDGE SMALLS

You seem to have a double standard in judging girls and boys. At 14 Michelle Wie missed playing the weekend at the SONY by one shot. At 15 Tadd Fujikawa missed playing the weekend by 9 shots at 18 over par--yet according to you that was good enough for you to claim that he made the cut. What is this the 4.5 strokes per round handicap given to boys over girls in assessing their PGA performances?"

JC,

Fujikawa was playing against a MUCH tougher field on a much tougher course. There's no comparison.

And, yes, Johnny, I wrote that incorrectly; I should have said "qualified." Also, I'm aware of what their scores were relative to each other in that local qualifier. But my point emerges unscathed: he's a year younger, and there's every reason to believe that he is at least her equal on the course. And he's not even the equivalent of the best 16-year-old boys.

Johnny N. [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

Johnny N. [Visitor] — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:33:47 +0000

Judge Smails said:
By the way, 15-year-old Tadd Fujikawa made the US Open cut, Bubbles didn't.
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Actually Tadd missed the cut at the US Open by 9 shots.

What you meant was he made it to the US Open, which is fairly irrelevant to this discussion, given that he was in an easier qualifier.
They did play the local qualifier together, and Michelle beat Tadd by 2 strokes to WIN that local qualifier.

Jim COULTHARD [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

Jim COULTHARD [Visitor] — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:28:44 +0000

JUDGE SMALLS

You seem to have a double standard in judging girls and boys. At 14 Michelle Wie missed playing the weekend at the SONY by one shot. At 15 Tadd Fujikawa missed playing the weekend by 9 shots at 18 over par--yet according to you that was good enough for you to claim that he made the cut. What is this the 4.5 strokes per round handicap given to boys over girls in assessing their PGA performances?

Guest [Visitor] in response to: Genius Hawking chimes in on Michelle Wie, fate of the world

Guest [Visitor] — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:24:20 +0000

On the other hand, I think Mr. Hawking is doing a very nice job. He is simplely stated the significant attributes of MW. If for some reasons, a person who dislikes this and writes to rebute with an altitude. I guess he/she does have a different set of significant attributes like $%^@*#.