"That being said....the reason these guy's had to qualify is because they did not meet the criteria of being in the top 30 on the money list at the end of last year or top 10 of the money list this year or being ranked in the the top 50."


You won't find Wie on any money list or ranking. What criteria did she meet? Again, it's not her fault. Why should she decline the USGA's invitation? However, Wie's "free pass" is just that, because she did not qualify. Where she would have been on the LPGA money list is irrelevent because she's not a professional. Personally, I hope she plays well. The fact that she won't make a dime doesn't change the fact that she didn't qualify. Her drawing power got her in....not her clubs.