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Ace [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Ace [Visitor] — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:39:39 +0000

Ask yourselves why a Sponsor would "offer" an exemption to Michelle Wie of all people. Why would they waste an exemption on a teenager when there are seasoned veterans who are flirting with being able to hold a card in the coming season?

The event Sponsors must all be insane to put Michelle Wie in the field over all others. What does Michelle bring to an event that a Ty Tyrone wouldn't?

To better understand why a Sponsor might "waste" an exemption on a teenager we need to look behind the curtain of event setup.

The second biggest draw in golf is Michelle Wie and when Tiger Woods (number one) is skipping your event inviting Michelle will pick up your gate your by 30 to 35 percent. This adds up to thousands more food, beverage and gift buyers showing up for the event. This translates into more revenue for the Sponsor to defray costs and ultimately more money for the charity thay are playing for.

The LPGA pays networks to carry their golf tournaments in order to gain exposure for the tour. When Michelle enters their events the networks pay to gain the overseas rights to broadcast to her fans around the world. Michelle might not be the most accomplished player in the field, but she brings her star power to an event. When Michelle plays in the field the numbers are at least 25 percent higher. Higher numbers equals higher advertisement revenue from commercials and more promotion for other network programming.

The media was responsible for turning Michelle Wie into the draw she is today. When she finished ninth at the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship as a 13 year old her destiny was set and the Sponsor's exemptions flowed.

Hey maybe the Sponsor's are not so insane after all?

Listen Up [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Listen Up [Visitor] — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:13:02 +0000

Loud and Clear, Okay I think we should end this conversation too, I've got a pretty good idea what type of person you are and continuing would be pointless. A win is the only thing that Michelle could do to meet the hype for you, so you wanted a 13, 14, 15, 16 year old to already have an LPGA win coming in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th in majors isn't good enough for you at those ages. Good Grief. All I can say is i'm glad your 3 year old is a genius otherwise he'd never meet your standards. Ta Ta.

Loud and Clear [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Loud and Clear [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:52:23 +0000

A win.

I am going to terminate this discussion with you listen up--I am afraid of being prosecuted for cruelty to the mentally challenged. My 3 year-old son has better conversational skills .

Loud and Clear [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Loud and Clear [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:48:27 +0000

Michelle, her fans, her sponsers, her family are all expecting more. Nobody is arguing that her results are not impressive, but she has had the ability and game to win on the LPGA tour for the better part of three years and she has been unable to do so and to fawn all over her results and fail to mention that she has not won anything would be disingeous.

If you are satisfied with the "second coming" racking up top 5's against the ladies more power to you. You're probably the kind of guy who just likes to cuddle with the ladies, a pure product of our new PC world. Me, I like to see people who are paid superstar salaries and talk a big game about golf domination deliver the goods, not excuses. Michelle is your classic style over substance new age "star" who skates by on exemptions and short skirts.

listen up [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

listen up [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:39:42 +0000

Loud and Clear, You persist in condemning Michelle Wie b/c you feel she hasn't earned her exemptions I just don't get how you claim it Michelle worked very hard for her sucess and has been rewarded. She's been out there practicing practicing practicing and she's become very good at she's captured the attention of many and shows the glimmer of the unimaginable such as winning majors before 18 or possiably making cuts on the Pga before 18 etc. Your upset b/c Michelle gets rewarded for her talent doesn't make sense. Also you got to understand Michelle isn't going out their recruiting the media the media comes to her Michelle has been crammed down people's throats b/c the media decided it the only thing Michelle does is go out there and play golf and the media follows. Now i'm not gonna blame her for being talented and media following her around you can and do. Exactly what does she have to do to meet the hype I'm extremely curious? She's done things at her age not one thought possible been the youngest at multiple achievements, winning local qualifier in a men's event, I believe she made to the quarter finals in a men's amateur event and made a cut in a men's evet at 16. So what exactly is it gonna take?

Ace [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Ace [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:38:13 +0000

I often wonder how many posters actually play golf on this board and of those posters who of them have played any competative golf?

Until they walk in the player's spikes it is impossible for them to judge anyone's individual perfomance with any real accuracy.

For arguments sake lets call Michelle Wie, Player X and forget about the press generated hoopla.

For the 2006 LPGA season PLayer X put together a record as a sixteen and seventeen year old of five consecutive top five finishes while making the ladie's cut in every event, Her lowest finish for the season was a 23rd place and she was limited to only eight appearances as a Women's Tour Pro.

For the last three seasons (starting at age 14) Player X would have earned a LPGA "Exempt" card based on her earnings if a member and for 2006 finished in the top fifteen in earnings and in tenth place on the World Rolex Women's Rankings.

Player X put together an LPGA season that has never been equaled by someone her age. Based on her performance Player X is easily ranked in the top one percent of women professional golfers worldwide while playing in only eight events.

So what do you think of Player X's performance or are you still expecting more?

Engage your brain folks.

Loud and Clear [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Loud and Clear [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:59:26 +0000

SK Telecom Open. Are you kidding me? Wie is a tremendous talent, but she has been crammed down everyone's throats since she was 13 and some people myself included feel that she her actual performance has not matched the hype, that's all. I believe in reaching for your dreams and would never look to take those away from her, but she chose to market herself as the "chosen one" or the next big thing in golf and when you, turn pro, talk about beating the men, and dominating the women then you have to back it up. Top 5's on the LPGA tour are impressive for anyone regardless of age, but these are not the results that Michelle, B.J., Nike, Sony and the rest of the Wie hype machine promised.

Jim Rutledge has absolutely nothing in common with Michelle Wie--He is a guy with marginal talent that worked for everything he ever got and now at age 47 has EARNED his place on tour. I know that word earned is foriegn to Michelle and most of her fans, so I will define: It means to work for and then recieve, something Michelle knows nothing about at this stage of her career.

Wanna Help [Visitor] in response to: Wie to take on the men again at 2007 Sony Open; PGA wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

Wanna Help [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:46:26 +0000

When aspiring pros keep trying at Q-school but fail time and time again, we say they are persistent and admiring them for their never-give-up attitude.

Jim Rutledge who finished 15 on the Nationwide tour will be the oldest rookie ever on the PGA tour next year at 47. He certain is glad that he was not surrounded by the nay-sayers like a lot of the people who post here.

Why do grown-ups turn into a frenzy when it comes to Wie? Do we go around telling other 17 years old they are not good at what they do, and that they should just give up>