Tiger Woods, Mickelson pairing ignites sparks, Michelle Wie goes to Korea-will there be rockets? Also Ruletwentyone golf towel and the longshot
Monday April 13, 2009 | 19:17:19 472 words, 28151 views
“You’ve got to focus through the ficus” and “concentrate on being great!”
Although these “Woods of Wisdom” are rhythmically repeated during the new Tiger Gatorade Focus commercial, it didn’t seem as if TW took the advice as he could barely control his “band-aid swing” for much of the Sunday Masters rally against Phil Mickelson.
Still, the finale averaged a 6.9 rating/12 share with CBS thanking it’s lucky stars that Phil and Tiger tied in the third round and that Masters officials were smart enough to realize that the pairing would exude fireworks.
Eight years later and the two top golfers in the world did not disappoint with Mickelson firing a record-tying front nine ‘30′ and Tiger playing “catch-up” until the end. Both players lost steam by the eighteenth, called it quits and hastily departed Augusta National before the green jacket was awarded.
The question is, what incentive did viewers have to stick around for the bittersweet climax?
Many were watching anxiously to see if 48-year-old Kenny Perry could redeem himself after his 1996 PGA Championship loss in his own home state of Kentucky which he believed took three years to overcome. Some fans waited to see if Angel Cabrera could muster up enough strength to win another major title after a virtual disappearing act after the 2007 U.S. Open. Finally, there were those who were wishing that Chad Campbell would persevere after his close call at the 2003 PGA Championship.
But Campbell was the first man out and, comparing his two second-place finishes smirked, “Neither of them (major memories) are very good. I’m probably a little more disappointed this time.”
Where tears welled in the eyes of Kenny Perry as he probably wondered how long it would take to shake off this defeat, Cabrera was excitedly trying on his new green jacket.
Since the Argentinian has his only two PGA Tour wins in the majors, could Cabrera’s next victory bring him even closer to an “Angel-Slam” or was this just the magic of Augusta?
Golf for Beginners also mentions the big South Korean welcome for Michelle Wie as she adds a little “Seoul” to the KLPGA charity event this week. The Ruletwentyone waterproof golf towel is evaluated and how can a golfer come back from a large deficit?
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Comment from: Taepodong-2 [Visitor]
"Wiesy was supposed to play ProAm today, but she withdrew from playing just before the teeing off. It happened because KLPGA does not allow players accompany their caddies at ProAm. The rule was set because there were much complains on some players more focusing on studying the course with their caddies rather than playing golf with their ProAm partners. Wiesy insisted on accompanying her caddie, and did not come to the ProAm when her request was not accepted. It was a happening and some news reporters decribe the incident as Wiesy being too arrogant. I believe it is not a Wiesy's decision, rather a contract issue between IMG and sponsor and KLPGA"
"Anyway, she practiced today instead of playing ProAm."
"Anyway, she practiced today instead of playing ProAm."
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2009-04-14 @ 15:40
Comment from: steve [Visitor]
Wie arrogant? Only known that for the last 5 years.LOL! As for the crowd for Wie in Korea? I would say 25-40 people following her.
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2009-04-15 @ 03:13
Comment from: Stacy Solomon [Visitor] · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/golf-for-beginners
Hmmm...practicing instead of playing the pro-am? I bet Wie ticked off a few of her sponsors!
At the very least, Wie should make sure she puts on a good show!
At the very least, Wie should make sure she puts on a good show!
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2009-04-15 @ 09:50
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Good grief, how many stupid decisions can Michelle and the Wie Camp make? It is too bad that the KLPGA doesn't have a rule that if you do not participate in the Pro-Am, you cannot play in the tournament. The PGA has that rule, why doesn't the KLPGA? So, over the years Wiesy has pissed off all the gals on the LPGA and now she has done the same thing to the gals on the KLPGA. Who said, "money breeds contempt" Obviously Wie is rather stupid or uninformed what "slighting" an Asian will do for your reputation. My support for her is becoming less and less as she continually strives to self destruct.
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2009-04-15 @ 11:00
Comment from: Jim C [Visitor]
Actually the ladies on the KLPGA don't like the no caddy rule, and will be very happy if Wie's stand forces the KLPGA to get rid of the rule.
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2009-04-15 @ 11:41
Comment from: Steve [Visitor]
From what I have heard the no caddy rule is in place for the Pro-Am too force the players to talk to the amateur partners. People were paying big money to golf with these players and those players were spending all their time with the caddies charting the course and ignoring their partners. Apparently Wie was supposed to golf with the head CEO who sponsored the tournament and presumably paid her a healthy appearance fee. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.
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2009-04-15 @ 13:34
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Steve,
If what you stated is true, then Michelle is dumber than I thought. Also, if she did in fact receive "appearance fee" and dissed the Pro-Am, she is really a moron! It seems that golf is one of her last priorities and I can only see bad karma for her and the Wie Camp during 2009. I doubt seriously if she will ever win a tournament during her career. She states that she does not plan to play golf after 30 years old, which will give her about another 5.5 years of competitive golf...with Stanford her priority. SHE WILL BE LABELED AS THE "WINLESS WONDER."
If what you stated is true, then Michelle is dumber than I thought. Also, if she did in fact receive "appearance fee" and dissed the Pro-Am, she is really a moron! It seems that golf is one of her last priorities and I can only see bad karma for her and the Wie Camp during 2009. I doubt seriously if she will ever win a tournament during her career. She states that she does not plan to play golf after 30 years old, which will give her about another 5.5 years of competitive golf...with Stanford her priority. SHE WILL BE LABELED AS THE "WINLESS WONDER."
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2009-04-15 @ 13:44
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
I WONDER IF SHE WILL BE INVITED BACK IN 2010?
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2009-04-15 @ 13:46
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Supposedly, the playing partner that Bubbles stiffed was none other than the president and CEO of Lotte Mart, the corporation that sponsored the tournament, and the entity responsible for Bubbles' invitation.
This is another in the long line of abuses that Bubbles inflicts on the amateurs at an event.
Usually she just ignores them. This time she left the boss standing at the first tee. Not smart.
Somebody needs to set this spoiled brat down and teach her some manners because she sure hasn't learned any thus far.
She also doesn't like to wait for her playing partners to finish putting out before walking to the next tee.
Still, she was allowed to play the first round, where she shot a sterling five over 77, leaving her T75. I wonder what her apologists will say about her latest breach of etiquette.
Alex USMC 1969-73
This is another in the long line of abuses that Bubbles inflicts on the amateurs at an event.
Usually she just ignores them. This time she left the boss standing at the first tee. Not smart.
Somebody needs to set this spoiled brat down and teach her some manners because she sure hasn't learned any thus far.
She also doesn't like to wait for her playing partners to finish putting out before walking to the next tee.
Still, she was allowed to play the first round, where she shot a sterling five over 77, leaving her T75. I wonder what her apologists will say about her latest breach of etiquette.
Alex USMC 1969-73
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2009-04-15 @ 15:04
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Jim C,
Come on, man! How could you possibly know what the ladies on the KLPGA tour like or dislike?
I fully realize that you love Bubbles more than life itself, but for you to suggest that her impudent snubbing of the CEO of the sponsoring corporation will lead to the KLPGA altering their sensible ladies' agreement on how to treat amateurs is the height, or is it thedepth, of folly.
Alex USMC 1969-73
Come on, man! How could you possibly know what the ladies on the KLPGA tour like or dislike?
I fully realize that you love Bubbles more than life itself, but for you to suggest that her impudent snubbing of the CEO of the sponsoring corporation will lead to the KLPGA altering their sensible ladies' agreement on how to treat amateurs is the height, or is it thedepth, of folly.
Alex USMC 1969-73
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2009-04-15 @ 15:20
Comment from: Coolio [Visitor]
Yes, our Teenage Golf Sensation *) never disappoints!
Coolio
*) Within less than a year I will have to stop using this name, and start referring to her as Bubbles, as everyone else does.
Coolio
*) Within less than a year I will have to stop using this name, and start referring to her as Bubbles, as everyone else does.
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2009-04-15 @ 17:56
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
As we all are aware, bubbles break very easily. If the Wunderkind doesn't change her attitude, she is going to be toast. I understand that her welcome to Korea was very warm and they treated her very well. Hmmm, bend over Korea so I can kick you a little harder next time. To think that Alex has been right all these years and no one wanted to listen to him. You know Alex, Bubbles probably didn't even know who she was playing with in the Pro-Am. Stupid is as stupid does!
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2009-04-15 @ 19:43
Comment from: Coolio [Visitor]
twmw, posted this on mylpga.com
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According to new report, lotte mart paid wie more than total prize of this tourney. Obviously there was even more special treatment for wie. Wie was allowed to use center of practice green while other players weren't allowed to use and 4 bodyguards accompanied her during practice rounds. As some writer mentioned, even KJ choi doesn't accompany bodyguard during practice round.
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According to new report, lotte mart paid wie more than total prize of this tourney. Obviously there was even more special treatment for wie. Wie was allowed to use center of practice green while other players weren't allowed to use and 4 bodyguards accompanied her during practice rounds. As some writer mentioned, even KJ choi doesn't accompany bodyguard during practice round.
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2009-04-16 @ 00:06
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
According to a poster on the Golf Channel site, Bubbles might have made the cut on the number, about ten strokes out of first place. And this in a field of only 108 second-tier Korean women golfers.
What about that, Jim C? That Bubbles is really on fire, isn't she. That'll be three events in a row where she barely makes the cut.
It's time for her adoring sycophants to start lobbying Bubbles for the Hall of Fame.
Alex USMC 1969-73
What about that, Jim C? That Bubbles is really on fire, isn't she. That'll be three events in a row where she barely makes the cut.
It's time for her adoring sycophants to start lobbying Bubbles for the Hall of Fame.
Alex USMC 1969-73
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2009-04-16 @ 08:25
Comment from: Stacy Solomon [Visitor] · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/golf-for-beginners
Obviously it would have made more sense for Wie to play in the pro-am.
She would have gotten her knowledge straight from the course and had "face-time" with the CEO of the company who asked her to attend.
Are mom & dad still her "managers" or did IMG have anyhting to do with this error of judgment?
She would have gotten her knowledge straight from the course and had "face-time" with the CEO of the company who asked her to attend.
Are mom & dad still her "managers" or did IMG have anyhting to do with this error of judgment?
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2009-04-16 @ 10:02
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Coming to your local bookstore soon..."The Rise and Fall of Michelle Wie."
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2009-04-16 @ 10:30
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Stacy,
When it comes to the gracious manners and the courtesy emblematic of Korean people, Bubbles and her parents are the exceptions that prove the rule.
A personal friend of mine who is also a member of my club, a gentleman of Korean birth and American upbringing, is absolutely confounded by the apparent crass disregard for the sensibilities of the Lotte Mart executive.
To this man and his wife and children, deference to a person's station in life, as well as respect for one's elders and general good manners are "de rigueur."
However, since Bubbles and her parents thought nothing of their insult to Annika two years ago, we should't be surprised at this latest breach of common courtesy by the Wies.
Alex USMC 1969-73
When it comes to the gracious manners and the courtesy emblematic of Korean people, Bubbles and her parents are the exceptions that prove the rule.
A personal friend of mine who is also a member of my club, a gentleman of Korean birth and American upbringing, is absolutely confounded by the apparent crass disregard for the sensibilities of the Lotte Mart executive.
To this man and his wife and children, deference to a person's station in life, as well as respect for one's elders and general good manners are "de rigueur."
However, since Bubbles and her parents thought nothing of their insult to Annika two years ago, we should't be surprised at this latest breach of common courtesy by the Wies.
Alex USMC 1969-73
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2009-04-16 @ 11:59
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
We don't have to worry Alex, since it will be a cold day in hell when the Wies get invited back.
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2009-04-16 @ 15:44
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
I just read that the KLPGA does have a rule which states if a player does not play in a Pro-Am, then she can not play in the tournament. Unfortunately, they made an exception for Michelle and allowed her to play in the tournament. This is just adding fuel to the fire. If Michelle feels that she is disliked on the LPGA, she hasn't seen anything yet. "Stupid is as stupid does."
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2009-04-16 @ 20:57
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Wie shoots second round 75, 8-over after two rounds at Korea event
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Michelle Wie shot a second-round, 3-over 75 and is far back in the 2009 Lotte Mart Women's golf event at Sky Hills Jeju Country Club at South Korea.
Wie shot an opening-round 5-over-77 and is 8-over for the tournament.
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Soo Hwa Jang is the leader at 3-under 141 after rounds of 72-69.
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Michelle Wie shot a second-round, 3-over 75 and is far back in the 2009 Lotte Mart Women's golf event at Sky Hills Jeju Country Club at South Korea.
Wie shot an opening-round 5-over-77 and is 8-over for the tournament.
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Soo Hwa Jang is the leader at 3-under 141 after rounds of 72-69.
So Yeon Ryu is second at 2-under (71-71).
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2009-04-16 @ 21:07
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Since Wie thinks that there is not much difference between a 75 and a 55, she is going to make a comeback the last day and win the tournament.
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2009-04-16 @ 21:10
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Bubbles finished in 36th place and still wants to compete on the PGA, if she gets an invite.
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2009-04-17 @ 08:37
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
``I have no regrets over playing with the men and I have learned a lot from the experience,'' the Hawaiian native of Korean descent said. ``I always played against boys when growing up so I never thought it was strange.''
Yes, Michelle, you have learned to just make the cut on the number in the LPGA.
Please go away!
Yes, Michelle, you have learned to just make the cut on the number in the LPGA.
Please go away!
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2009-04-17 @ 19:34
Comment from: Tucker [Visitor]
I just read that michelle wie lost her Sony sponsorship
http://golf.about.com/b/2009/04/19/michelle-wie-loses-sponsor-but-not-desire-to-play-against-the-men.htm
Can anyone verify?
Thanks
http://golf.about.com/b/2009/04/19/michelle-wie-loses-sponsor-but-not-desire-to-play-against-the-men.htm
Can anyone verify?
Thanks
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2009-04-19 @ 19:21
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Tucker,
The article by Ron Sirak of Golf World mentioned that Sony dropped her sponsorship. I have not seen this report anywhere else.
The article by Ron Sirak of Golf World mentioned that Sony dropped her sponsorship. I have not seen this report anywhere else.
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2009-04-19 @ 20:33
Comment from: Lance R. [Visitor]
Tucker,
Like Mr. Joe Cool, I am unable to verify. If this is true, it is not being well publicized, which would be unusual for Bubbles.
Joe Cool - your right, Alex has been correct all this time and accurately predicted the fate of Bubbles. You can't throw all that reward money at a child who has never won a single tournamant.
Alex - hummm, the rise and fall of Bubbles. Question is where exactly did it peak out for her before reversing and declining like an avalanche at an exponential rate to the point that she is now. My guess is when she missed the cut by a stroke at the John Deer Classic back in 06. I believe that it was the following year when she was coming in near dead last in the men's events (i.e. 84 Lumber Classic).
Like Mr. Joe Cool, I am unable to verify. If this is true, it is not being well publicized, which would be unusual for Bubbles.
Joe Cool - your right, Alex has been correct all this time and accurately predicted the fate of Bubbles. You can't throw all that reward money at a child who has never won a single tournamant.
Alex - hummm, the rise and fall of Bubbles. Question is where exactly did it peak out for her before reversing and declining like an avalanche at an exponential rate to the point that she is now. My guess is when she missed the cut by a stroke at the John Deer Classic back in 06. I believe that it was the following year when she was coming in near dead last in the men's events (i.e. 84 Lumber Classic).
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2009-04-20 @ 17:39
Comment from: Lance R [Visitor]
I just read were Bubbles lost the exemption, but I don't always believe everything I read. This will make big news if it is true...we shall see..
Lance R
Lance R
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2009-04-20 @ 17:59
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Q. This is your rookie year on the LPGA Tour. What are your expectations this year?
MICHELLE WIE: Well, you know, a lot of good things, hopefully. I just want to try my hardest and play my hardest, and hopefully, I can get a couple of wins. The main thing is I just want to have fun.
Pre-tournament interview at the Corona Championship. She sounds like a broken record. As always, she is there to "have fun" and not to win the tournament. We have been hearing this for the past six years.
I think Ochoa knows every single blade of grass on the course. The projected temperature is going to average 100F. Could heat exhaustion be lurking around the corner?
MICHELLE WIE: Well, you know, a lot of good things, hopefully. I just want to try my hardest and play my hardest, and hopefully, I can get a couple of wins. The main thing is I just want to have fun.
Pre-tournament interview at the Corona Championship. She sounds like a broken record. As always, she is there to "have fun" and not to win the tournament. We have been hearing this for the past six years.
I think Ochoa knows every single blade of grass on the course. The projected temperature is going to average 100F. Could heat exhaustion be lurking around the corner?
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2009-04-22 @ 23:07
Comment from: Joe Cool [Visitor]
Lorena "birdiemachine" Ochoa shot another 65 to go 7 strokes ahead of Ms. Wie. At this pace Ochoa will be over -30 for the tournament. She is eating alive the par fives, something that MW has never been able to do consistently during her career. It looks like everyone else will be playing for second place.
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2009-04-24 @ 19:07
Comment from: Stacy [Visitor] · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/golf-for-beginners
Wie: Always a bridesmaid, never a bride?
Or, will Leadbetter help Michelle put it all together. Maybe she needs to get help from Harmon!
Or, will Leadbetter help Michelle put it all together. Maybe she needs to get help from Harmon!
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2009-04-25 @ 10:19
Comment from: golfmanagement [Visitor] · http://golfmanagers
The article was very well done
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