After reading the article, I think she was wise to stop playing. She is very rusty and probably score worse than 88 if she continues. Why risk sitting out for the whole year? I probably would have done the same thing. She doesn't belong in the PGA but I like watching her on the LPGA tour where she is better than average.
Well after this performance it doesn't look like she belongs on LPGA either. She obviously withdrew b/c of the 88 rule and for her to say otherwise is insulting to everyones intelligence and damages her own integrity. Had she gutted it out and come in under 88, she would have at least earned some respect for not withdrawing. Now she just looks bad and has more than likely lost a lot of respect from her peers and probably her sponsors. Also keep in mind, it was her business manager, not her trainer or coach with whom she confered before she withdrew.
I hope the her fans (the Wietards) finally realize what a waste of money and time it is to follow her. Once they do, the sponsor exemptions will end, and so will this circus.
I wonder how much the LPGA officials tried to get the message to Michelle about the 88 thing. It's one thing to offer her sponsors exemptions. I fully feel she's "earned" the right to be on the LPGA Tour by her prior performances. She does have a lot of top 5's on her record.
If she did come in with an 88 or worse, then the LPGA would be put in a difficult position. Pretty tough to "waive" a rule, otherwise, why have it in the first place? If she did sign a score like that, you would know they'd want to do it.
Well after this performance it doesn't look like she belongs on LPGA either. She obviously withdrew b/c of the 88 rule and for her to say otherwise is insulting to everyones intelligence and damages her own integrity. Had she gutted it out and come in under 88, she would have at least earned some respect for not withdrawing. Now she just looks bad and has more than likely lost a lot of respect from her peers and probably her sponsors. Also keep in mind, it was her business manager, not her trainer or coach with whom she confered before she withdrew.
I'm not in the loop but a friend of mine reports that she and her driver have struggled since last fall. She has no control anymore over her driver. This friend of mine thinks Leadbetter is doing more damage than good. Kinda like what happened after Faldo went to him.
I cant wait for Rodney to show up on this forum and defend Wie's performance as some sort of blip. To me, it is contnuing proof of how to ruin a young players talent with too much money and pressure to play men's events that has now rendered her with serious problems of swing mechanics and confidence on the ladies tour.
At one point, her mother, father, caddie and her were all looking for her lost ball. Crazy.
I'm not in the loop but a friend of mine reports that she and her driver have struggled since last fall. She has no control anymore over her driver. This friend of mine thinks Leadbetter is doing more damage than good. Kinda like what happened after Faldo went to him.
I don't think you're the only one who thinks this. I was reading through the Honolulu Advertiser and they had some articles on it.
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Such injury could explain what many have observed as a distinct change in Wie's swing.
"Her swing looks different than a year ago," said local professional golfer and Hawai'i Golf Hall of Fame member David Ishii. "She's not following through. It's an abbreviated punch. Her swing is not flowing like it was when she was younger. There's more power and force than in her normal swinging motion.
"It looks like her rhythm is gone."
Ishii, who follows Wie's exploits on TV and in the newspaper, said he suspected that her coaches were working on changing her swing.
The Wie circus does annoy me, but I feel genuinely sorry for this girl. I do not think M Wie withdrew, but rather "Team Wie" pulled out, knowing that 88+ was inevitable. I'm sorry, but the withdrawal was not the "smart thing" to do - it was unethical and dishonest, but it does appear that the move was not initiated by Michelle.
I have gone from being irritated at the very mention of Michelle's name, to feeling some sympathy for her. I'm the father of a young girl and it is painful for me to see how Michelle's being worked for the glory of others - what we're seeing is almost Dickensian.
I just hope that when Michelle matures into being her own person, she pursues the career which is correct for her.
i wonder what some of the top lpga contenders have to say about Wie. creamer, ochoa and soforth. i know creamer went straight from highschool but se has more than proved herself as a great player.
The Wie circus does annoy me, but I feel genuinely sorry for this girl. I do not think M Wie withdrew, but rather "Team Wie" pulled out, knowing that 88+ was inevitable. I'm sorry, but the withdrawal was not the "smart thing" to do - it was unethical and dishonest, but it does appear that the move was not initiated by Michelle.
I have gone from being irritated at the very mention of Michelle's name, to feeling some sympathy for her. I'm the father of a young girl and it is painful for me to see how Michelle's being worked for the glory of others - what we're seeing is almost Dickensian.
I just hope that when Michelle matures into being her own person, she pursues the career which is correct for her.
Word is that her family (mom and dad) are getting very accustomed to the lifestyle afforded by their daughters income.
I have sympathy for her too. I think she, like most 17 year olds, doesnt know what to do with her life. Clearly, if she just wanted to be a golfer, college would not be a consideration. but, she is indecisive on this point. going to Stanford but playing LPGA events but not joining the tour tell me she is being pulled in a lot of different directions. I hope she doesnt end up like a lot of promising teen tennis stars in the early 1980s that were burnt out by the time they were in their early 20s. but i think there is a very strong likelihood of that happening.
May 31st, 2007, 04:28 PM
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