That's my point, she's a girl. Why are people being so hard on her? How much does she need to accomplish before she's an adult two years from now for people to stop being so critical of her!? Hasn't she accomplished more than any other girl of 16 in the entire history of golf? Nobody at her age has ever been a better golfer. Not even close.
I dont think, (and I may very well be mistaken here), that anyone has doubted her talent, or that she IS a great player. As you have said NO ONE has accomplished the things she has at the age of 16 in the game, or for that matter any other that I can think of with the exception of maybe Boris Becker winning Wimbeldon at 17 and going on to a great career, or Jennifer Capriati winning 6 professional womens tennis titles prior to her 17th birthday. So it has been done, not in golf , andnot by Michelle, YET, but it has been done by youngsters.
Of course, there's that small problem of their World Series title in 1995 that gets in the way of your argument.
Was referring to the string of titles from 1995 until present. I know they won in 1995, over the Indians in 6 games, Glavine pitches one hitter, Justice hits a 1 run homer in the 6th.
So it has been done, not in golf , andnot by Michelle, YET, but it has been done by youngsters.
Agreed, not in golf, but in other sports. Golf's unique in that experience helps quite a bit. It's an incredibly complex game. It's not a court with a net. There's different types of grass, slope, layouts, etc. If Wie had her current swing and natural ability plus 10 years of experience, she'd be winning frequently. That's why the execs at Nike were so quick to pay her all that money. They see a future superstar and wanted to reel her in early. They know exactly what they are doing.
Wie is currently 3 strokes away from the "top 10." You may win your "yet to win" bet but I wouldn't be spending that "won't finish in the top 10 this week" money just yet.
Good pt league, however, I made the statement and will stick by it, even tho looking back it probably wasnt a wise choice.
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Ok, I think we can all agree that Wie probably won't win this week but now that we've seen two days of competition, who is going to win?
Again sticking with my original statement, Ill stay with Annika, altho playing relatively well, shes not at the top or her game.
Michelle Wie:
I decribed what happened with Wie's triple bogey in another thread, where the question was asked directly.
As regards her round, she did very well. The last 2 holes are very tough and she made 2 pars from about 12 feet, which were great putts. In fact her putting was superb throughout the round.
Shame about the 2 shot penalty, but that's golf, it's not the first time someone's been unlucky with rules, and it will happen many more times again.
Karrie Webb:
The tv coverage was all over her. Okay she's a great player, so they should show her in normal circumstances, but she was +12 and they were still showing every shot, hole after hole. Leave the poor girl alone.
Morgan Pressel:
On the verge of shooting an absolutely fantasic, superb round of golf playing extremely well, -4 for the round, -1 for the tournament. Then on 17, she hits her 2nd into a bunker. No big deal. Then she goes for too much, doesn't get out of the bunker. Shot 4: same as shot 3. She gets really ****** off. Shot 5: chips out just a bit up fairway. Anyway, it took 8 shots for a quad bogey, and she was really annoyed.
Hole 18, she triple bogeys. That's 7 shots gone in just 2 holes. It's that kind of course. There are tonnes of triples and quad out there.
Morgan could do with improving her mental attitude, she really got worked up, when she couldn't get out of the bunker. She lost her whole composure and went from disaster to disaster. Pity, because it would have been a spectacular round of golf if she parred the last 2 holes.
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This thread is "Who will win the Woman's British Open?" and a lot of us (some more than others) have been guilty of turning it into another Wie thread. All future posts about Michelle Wie that don't concern the Woman's British Open Championship must be posted here:
Ok, I think we can all agree that Wie probably won't win this week but now that we've seen two days of competition, who is going to win?
I would love for Laura Davies to win, because she really deserves to be in the hall of fame.
However, Laura missed 2 relatively easy putts in the last 2 holes to drop 2 shots. That's a pity because Laura played beautifully throughout the round.
well rodney your girl's losing your bet, she had a chance to creep up today, i havent lost all faith yet though if she keeps out of the bunkers and plays her game she can win, although Annika is playing good, maybe even Morgan Pressel will come up more
I would love for Laura Davies to win, because she really deserves to be in the hall of fame.
However, Laura missed 2 relatively easy putts in the last 2 holes to drop 2 shots. That's a pity because Laura played beautifully throughout the round.
I agree completely. I don't understand the hall of fame rules. Why can't they do what other sports do and look qualitatively at a persons career instead of using some sort of unjustified quantitative method. Why is it left up to some sort of numerical formula to make such an important decision? One more win makes all the difference?
well rodney your girl's losing your bet, she had a chance to creep up today, i havent lost all faith yet though if she keeps out of the bunkers and plays her game she can win
The only way Wie has a chance to win is if she goes out, plays a fantastic round, and then as soon as her round is over, the wind picks up and blows the leaders into lots of hazards, that's about it.
Hey WAZ
Surely you will admit that Wie's 2 stroke penalty was unlucky. Will you give me 2 strokes in the bet, ie. judge it as if Wie hadn't got the 2 stroke penalty. That would still give Inkster 8 strokes to spare.
Did someone mention Natalie Gulbis earlier in the thread, about her being extra skinny or something?
Well I noticed that too, her legs are usually skinny but they were like sweeping brush sticks out there. Her arms look the same too, it's a wonder how she has the power to swing the club.
Anyway, it must have been cold out there, because for the last couple of holes, Natalie had long pants on, having had a mini skirt on most of the round.
The only way Wie has a chance to win is if she goes out, plays a fantastic round, and then as soon as her round is over, the wind picks up and blows the leaders into lots of hazards, that's about it.
Hey WAZ
Surely you will admit that Wie's 2 stroke penalty was unlucky. Will you give me 2 strokes in the bet, ie. judge it as if Wie hadn't got the 2 stroke penalty. That would still give Inkster 8 strokes to spare.
Sure Rodney, I'll give you the 2 strokes back. Why not? You know that I'm a big Michelle supporter, but I had a hunch that this wasn't going to be her week. As Inconsistent mentioned, she doesn't have much experience on this sort of course. Frankly, I'll be surprised if Michelle gets within 8 strokes of Juli by end of day Sunday... but I'm still keeping the 8 strokes. Juli would be the oldest woman to win a major if she holds on and only the 2nd, with Karrie Webb to win the career "Super Slam". She already has the other 3 plus The DuMorier(sp?), before it was replaced by The British Open in the LPGA Majors rotation.
August 4th, 2006, 02:37 PM
man she was playing so well, thats rookieness
Juli would be the oldest woman to win a major if she holds on and only the 2nd, with Karrie Webb to win the career "Super Slam". She already has the other 3 plus The DuMorier(sp?), before it was replaced by The British Open in the LPGA Majors rotation.
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