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Date: 13 Jan 2007 18:44:06
From: Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
Subject: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16610817/
Big Wiesy' has become the 'Big Queasy'
It's not fun anymore as Wie suffers another wipeout
By Doug Ferguson Updated: 2:03 p.m. MT Jan 13, 2007
HONOLULU - Tom Lehman was on his way to the 12th tee when he glanced
over his shoulder at the large crowd surrounding the 17th green and saw
the girl he helped put on the map.
Michelle Wie is still only 17, and it was hard for Lehman to fathom how
long she has been around.
They played in a junior pro-am at the Sony Open five years ago. Lehman
was so impressed that he called her the "Big Wiesy" because she
reminded him of Ernie Els with that easy, fluid swing and carefree
demeanor. The nickname launched the hype over the Hawaii teen, and she
has done enough to bring in $20 million her first year as a pro.
Lately, however, the "Big Queasy" seems to be more appropriate.
Her fourth straight time playing the Sony Open brought her worst
result. She had rounds of 78-76 to miss the cut by 14 shots, the widest
gap between Wie and the weekend in seven tries on the PGA Tour.
Lehman always compared her to a thoroughbred. Now, he wonders if the
reins are too tight.
"She's a lot like Secretariat," Lehman said Friday afternoon.
"She has incredible talent, and you just need to let her run. Don't
teach her how to do it. You worry sometimes about her getting too much
coaching, or too much handling. Just have fun. Let 'er rip."
Wie didn't look like she had much fun the last two days at Waialae.
She had a bandage wrapped tightly around her right wrist from an injury
three months ago at the Samsung World Championship. Wie wasn't sure
whether the injury was to her tendons or ligaments, which is strange
that she wouldn't know. And if it hasn't healed, odds are she needs
a break from golf, and perhaps should have sat out this week.
Her short game looks better than ever, especially her putting. Her long
game is as bad as it has ever been.
"I have a lot of game in me, it's just not showing now," Wie
said. "Once it comes out, it's going to be good."
The images of Wie are no longer the precocious 14-year-old who shot 68
and missed the cut by one shot, or the 16-year-old who was poised to
qualify for the U.S. Open until her putter failed over the final nine
holes at Canoe Brook.
Think back to the John Deere Classic, where she was loaded onto a
stretcher after withdrawing with heat exhaustion (emphasis more on
exhaustion than heat). Or when she finished last in consecutive weeks
against the men in Switzerland and western Pennsylvania, a scheduling
fiasco. Or failing to break 80 in Japan.
Cristie Kerr once offered the most comprehensive perspective on Wie,
sumized in one statement: When you have talent like that,
controversy is sure to follow.
Controversy is giving way to pity in most corners.
There was hardly a trace of anger on the practice range this week about
Wie taking away a spot in the field at the Sony Open. Gone was the
disgust from players who thought her dream of playing the PGA Tour was
a joke. Instead, they felt sorry for her as she struggled to hit the
ball straight.
Almost everyone offered the same advice - stick with women's golf
and find success, then come back and give it another shot.
"Whether it's Michelle or anyone else, if their goal is just to
come here and make a cut, I don't think you're here for the right
reason," Luke Donald said. "I would say, 'Go play the LPGA Tour
and feel like you're going to win every week.' I think she has the
talent to win many times out there."
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 16:50:03
From: Speeders & Drunk Drivers are DEADLY PSYCHOPATHS
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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SKIPPER wrote:
> Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> >
> > I've often wondered why shell avoids the LPGA. Maybe she just doesn't
> > want to put up with all the crap . The uglies over there can be really
> > vicious to someone so young and beautiful.
>
> It ain't that.
>
> She made anywhere from $17 to $25 million in endorsements last
> year.
>
> Annika Sorenstam made $8 million.
>
> The suits obviously felt that she needed a bigger stage.
>
> At this point I honestly hope PGA players start withdrawing
> from tournaments in which she plays in protest. It would only
> require the top players doing it one week, and the circus show
> she brings to PGA tour events would be gone.
Annika has never chased the endorsement money. I've seen her many
times playing an event with a sweatshirt on!!! And now she's bulked up
with the roids or whatever and is no longer pretty. Anyway, michelle's
endorsement money will dry up soon if she doesn'i improve drastically.
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 11:04:20
From: SKIPPER
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> mman37x@cs.com wrote:
> > > "Whether it's Michelle or anyone else, if their goal is just to
> > > come here and make a cut, I don't think you're here for the right
> > > reason," Luke Donald said. "I would say, 'Go play the LPGA Tour
> > > and feel like you're going to win every week.' I think she has the
> > > talent to win many times out there."
> >
> > That's excellent advice. The suits at Nike are probably sending a
> > hit squad after Luke at this very moment.
>
> I've often wondered why shell avoids the LPGA. Maybe she just doesn't
> want to put up with all the crap . The uglies over there can be really
> vicious to someone so young and beautiful.
It ain't that.
She made anywhere from $17 to $25 million in endorsements last
year.
Annika Sorenstam made $8 million.
The suits obviously felt that she needed a bigger stage.
At this point I honestly hope PGA players start withdrawing
from tournaments in which she plays in protest. It would only
require the top players doing it one week, and the circus show
she brings to PGA tour events would be gone.
-PA
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 09:40:03
From: Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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mman37x@cs.com wrote:
> > "Whether it's Michelle or anyone else, if their goal is just to
> > come here and make a cut, I don't think you're here for the right
> > reason," Luke Donald said. "I would say, 'Go play the LPGA Tour
> > and feel like you're going to win every week.' I think she has the
> > talent to win many times out there."
>
> That's excellent advice. The suits at Nike are probably sending a
> hit squad after Luke at this very moment.
I've often wondered why shell avoids the LPGA. Maybe she just doesn't
want to put up with all the crap . The uglies over there can be really
vicious to someone so young and beautiful.
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 17:56:49
From: Rick Brandt
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> mman37x@cs.com wrote:
> > > "Whether it's Michelle or anyone else, if their goal is just to
> > > come here and make a cut, I don't think you're here for the right
> > > reason," Luke Donald said. "I would say, 'Go play the LPGA Tour
> > > and feel like you're going to win every week.' I think she has the
> > > talent to win many times out there."
> >
> > That's excellent advice. The suits at Nike are probably sending a
> > hit squad after Luke at this very moment.
>
> I've often wondered why shell avoids the LPGA. Maybe she just doesn't
> want to put up with all the crap . The uglies over there can be
> really vicious to someone so young and beautiful.
Isn't it true that until very recently she was not eligible to play in LPGA
events? Lots of people tend to leave that bit out of their analysis.
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 08:58:06
From:
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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> "Whether it's Michelle or anyone else, if their goal is just to
> come here and make a cut, I don't think you're here for the right
> reason," Luke Donald said. "I would say, 'Go play the LPGA Tour
> and feel like you're going to win every week.' I think she has the
> talent to win many times out there."
That's excellent advice. The suits at Nike are probably sending a
hit squad after Luke at this very moment.
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 17:20:47
From: Manco
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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mman37x@cs.com wrote:
>> "Whether it's Michelle or anyone else, if their goal is just to
>> come here and make a cut, I don't think you're here for the right
>> reason," Luke Donald said. "I would say, 'Go play the LPGA Tour
>> and feel like you're going to win every week.' I think she has the
>> talent to win many times out there."
>
> That's excellent advice. The suits at Nike are probably sending a
> hit squad after Luke at this very moment.
Also go be pregnant and barefoot in the kitchen. What a MCP.
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 00:08:31
From: Bucky
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> She had a bandage wrapped tightly around her right wrist from an injury
> three months ago at the Samsung World Championship.
3 months ago? that sounds serious, she better take a break.
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Date: 14 Jan 2007 12:48:03
From: Bill
Subject: Re: Wie misses Sony cut by 14 strokes!! Now object of pity.
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"Bucky" <uw_badgers@email.com > wrote in message
news:1168762110.226295.76900@51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
> Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
>> She had a bandage wrapped tightly around her right wrist from an injury
>> three months ago at the Samsung World Championship.
>
> 3 months ago? that sounds serious, she better take a break.
yes permanently...from the PGA
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