Sony Open round two: The end for Wie as she suffers the unkindest cut

I wonder how boned up on Shakespeare Michelle Wie is. If so she might have thought appropriate the line from Julius Caesar about the unkindest cut of all as Tadd Fujikawa punctured her press conference with his celebrations Friday. Not that she wasn’t generous in her congratulations for the 16 year-old local hero making it through to the weekend, the youngest to do so for 50 years. But after all her exertions to make a mark in the men’s game, to be so totally upstaged in this manner must leave an especially bitter taste.

It is now being heavily suggested that, what with her Stanford studies and all, we have seen the last of Wie on the men’s circuit for a good while. If so I can only say it took far too long to reach the right decision and deplore the greedy sponsors who helped and encouraged her to go this far. Nothing personal, and certainly nothing to do with gender, but I believe the episode has been quite shameful and reflected badly on the sport.

Period.

Up where it matters, there appears to be plenty of golf left this weekend. A pity, though, that Vijay Singh and David Toms look like missing out on the fun. For my money we’re down to the top 11 - yes even Paul Azinger with his wind-busters stands an outside chance.

Strikes me a price of less than 2-1 on Luke Donald when he’s got Chad Campbell and Jim Furyk breathing down his neck is not over-generous. Furyk has been understated the last couple of days, but you’re never safe with him lurking just off the lead. And Campbell is clearly bent on making amends for his Sunday “choke” last year.

I’m not convinced by the others in the pack like shock risers Paul Goydos and Charles Howell III, but it would be great if they were still in the mix come Sunday to give us one of those days in layers’ heaven.