Wie doesn't cut it at 84 Lumber Classic; Former British Open champ Ben Curtis shares lead at the event

Missing the cut of PGA is no big deal, since many 16 year old high-school girls won't make the PGA cut, either. But talking like a real mindless person without the basic logic, that is something her parents need to be worried about.

This cut was a big deal. Her overall scores for the entire year on the PGA tour, especially her last 2 outings, clearly shows that she does not have the game to even try to compete on the PGA tour. If she wants to continue to "follow her dream", let her qualify for them rather than accept sponsor exemptions and not full prepare for them. Now, she stated that she couldn't get ready for the Omega tourney because of school ... had to study. Well, if that is true, that poses a problem on several fronts. The main one being that she is a golf professional and one of her paying sponsors is hosting an event. It would be her responsibility to properly prepare and be ready to play since she is a PROFESSIONAL. Now, it's been a while since I was in highschool but I played the usual 3 guy sports throughout and we (myself and teammates) still had time to go to class, do our homework, study, AND practice. This is primarily why I think her, "i've had to study so Im not ready" remark is just unacceptable. It comes across as disingenuous at best. Finally, in about 25 days she will turn 17 and we will no longer have to hear that she is ONLY 16.

But you will hear "she is only 17." lol

Now I understand where her lack of logic thinking comes from!

Leadbetter suggests Wie look at PGA Tour events as if they are LPGA majors.

"And prepare for them accordingly," he says. "She can't go into a men's event and just show up and play. There's no margin for error. She has to be always on top of her game."

If she does that, as Wie matures and polishes her game, missed cuts in men's events might become a thing of the past.

"Certainly, at some stage down the road," Leadbetter says, "she has the capability of competing on the men's tour and possibly winning."

Jon... true... but being a pro at 17 is not nearly as marketable as being a pro at "only 16...she's just a baby, a child.... a girl". Plus she'll be out of high school soon as well. So, the entire "child prodigy" stigma goes away.

David Leadbetter is an idiot, and I wouldn't let him within sand wedge distance of my golf swing. As to the last point, I know a pro who used to be on the Sunshine Tour, and he says that they used to call Leadbetter "Leadpoisoning." He said, "We used to say, 'If you're not playing well, go see Leadbetter . . . and you'll get worse.'"

The answer to the question is a resounding YES !!! Anyone with the thinnest wisp of knowledge of the history of golf knows that the ages of 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 are almost unprecidented for play on the PGA tour. Of the thousands of players over the decades, only a handfull have ever achieved the feat. Michelle is in the one per cent of the one per cent. Anything Michelle does during these learning years is a big plus for her career. No one cares what the Grinches think but the Grinches.

Ghet Rheel,

You must be determined to vault yourself into contention for the Alan Cup. Now merely playing on the PGA Tour, solely due to the granting of a gratuitous number of exemptions, constitutes a "feat"? That's not called a feat, GR, it's called an opportunity.

Ghet Rheel,

I would share some of your thoughts if Bogey Wie has the guts to qualify a PGA tournament. Of course, she will never ever be able to do that...

Ghet Rheel... I can't believe that you think receiving some sponsor exemptions to play in selected events constitutes anything of an achievement... other than being lucky enough to get one.