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Wow! Michelle Wie Only 16 Strokes off the Lead

Saturday June 28, 2008 | 13:14:01 250 words, 15114 views

In an earlier post I pointed out how pathetic Michelle Wie’s performances have been and how worthless the media’s continued fixation with her is.

I thought I’d provide a Day 2 update of the LPGA’s US Open. Let’s see now. Oh look. Christie Kerr, last year’s winner is only two shots off the lead. Paula Creamer is also two shots off the lead. Amateur Maria Jose Uribe, is only three shots off the lead. Where oh where is Michelle Wie?

Only sixteen strokes off the lead after two rounds. Our local fish wrap the Pioneer Press showed pictures after the first day. Who has the biggest photo? Not Annika, not Lorena, not last year’s champion Christie Kerr. No Wie gets the column inches.

I’ll concede that Ms. Wie was only 2-over in the second round, but that was way too little too late. I think it is quite obvious that Michelle Wie is never going to amount to anything. She’s never going to vie for #1 in the world, she isn’t going to win a major and her sponsors are not going to want to be associated with a third tier player. Sponsors and fans want a winner and at some point, as her contracts expire, the gravy train she’s been riding is going to dry up.

Sports fans will tolerate bad behavior, habits and hygiene if it they get what they want - victories. As Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis said so eloquently, “Just Win, Baby.”

This baby will never do that.

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Comment from: Nick [Visitor] · http://nicksgolfpalace.com

She ended at 10 over par, missed the cut, and NBC just showed a horrible play she did on one hole yesterday (Friday). Who cares! It's the fault of the media. They need to focus more on the current players that are doing good NOW. It's getting pretty pathetic.

Permalink 2008-06-28 @ 17:32

Comment from: Fred [Visitor] · http://www.onecontact,org

Well, here we go again, every time Wie has a bad outing the haters want to voice their pathetic two-cents towards a kid. grown men player hating like some junior high wet behind their ears smart alicks. It is mighty strange that none you so-call know it alls don't mention Natalie Gulbis who has money and sponsors like Wie. I like Gulbis, but i don't see any of you nut cases critiszinf her since she is not having a great season this year and she is an adult and a LPGA regular. we all know that Wie's confidense is low and when some unusual happens she seems to tighten up, but give the girl a break, it is a known fact that most not all athletes have hard time performming after being awarded a big contract. Yes Wie had problems this week mainly because of the 9th hole which you fail to mention in your piece. Give me a break

Permalink 2008-06-28 @ 20:06

Comment from: Judge Smails [Visitor]

Fred,

Where would you like that break, your skull or your neck?

As for the ninth hole, no, it was not her problem. Even if Bubbles had parred that hole, she still would have missed the cut by two strokes.

Fred, you seem to have so glommed onto Bubbles that you regard criticism of her as a personal attack. But, face it, it should be obvious now even to the dullest among us that she is no phenom. She is a pretty good LPGA golfer, that's it. Yes, she does have the potential to be an excellent one, but so what? So do lots of other gals.

Permalink 2008-06-28 @ 22:31

Comment from: bad joke [Visitor]

Bubbles having a bad outing
is the norm
not the exception

Permalink 2008-06-29 @ 04:24

Comment from: FRED [Visitor] · http://www.onecontact,org

Say Judge did I touch a raw nerve. I can tell where you are coming from by the you call these women, gals. Anyway that is beside the point because when you talk about that ninth hole not many will proform well. I might point out a few male professional golfers the week before did a similar thing and their game didn't do any better. I guess that is a memory block huh? It is very hard to forget a situation where on one hole you throw the tournament away like that by anyone. Confidence it probably the most important thing on a Golf course. Even the great Tiger Woods have suffered from it only he has recovered quicker and we all know Wie is not a Tiger Woods. As for your comment about breaking necks, skulls and etc, I don't think so, 6'9" 350 lbs says you can try.

Permalink 2008-06-29 @ 07:49

Comment from: Judge Smails [Visitor]

Yes, I know, everyone is huge on the Internet, Fred. I suppose it has to do with measuring things in bits and bytes. Anyway, it seems like the raw nerve that has been touched is yours.

Oh, and you've really drunk the feminist Kool-Aid, haven't you? Calling women "gals" is tantamount to calling men "guys," and only a complete pinhead would think otherwise.

As for Bubbles, the point is that she was supposed to transcend Woods' greatness, in that she was to be an Amazon golfer who would topple sex barriers. And she and her family did their best to encourage this perception. So she deserves the criticism.

Permalink 2008-06-29 @ 10:38

Comment from: tealish [Visitor]

Haha word, Judge.

Fred: Is "gals" seriously sexist now? What about calling women over 21, "girls"? Demeaning? I'll stick to "women" and "females" to be safe.

Regarding this phenom in Michelle Wie. It's safe to say she's overrated beyond comprehension. Started her young career scoffing at the LPGA tour? Um, I think being a faorly good tour player is looking great just about now.

As an aside, I have no problem with women (PC'd up for you, Fred) on the PGA tour, absolutely none. But they do have to earn their place there. Michelle Wie? Not even close.

Permalink 2008-06-29 @ 19:41

Comment from: Lance R [Visitor]

Wow big Fred,

6'-9" and 350 pounds. There are meds available that can stunt your growth; otherwise, you are going to have some serious knee and joint issues awaiting you. The largest man ever on record grew to be 8'-11", but died at 22 years old and could not even stand up. By reading your posts about Wie, it is clear that your Brain has already been seriously damaged and is likely to be irreversable. But you may want to check into anti-growth meds, because you could likely break your neck or skull now just by falling down.

Permalink 2008-06-29 @ 20:44

Comment from: Oliver Sudden [Visitor]

The thing that gripes people about Wie is the attention she gets which is clearly undeserved. Two other similar cases that irritate me are all the Zach Johnson commercials and NBC spending so much time on Annika's eagle. Johnson is a very average player but one would think he is Tiger Woods based on the number of commercials he is in. Annika holed a 6 iron for 78 but the way NBC treated it you'd have thought she won the tournament.

Permalink 2008-06-29 @ 20:50

Comment from: Booger [Visitor]

Fred is probably gay.

Permalink 2008-07-01 @ 08:14

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