she needs to win a LPGA event first and then go through Q school and earn her way on the mens tour like most do F the sponsors exemptions.
Ailing Wie withdraws from John Deere Classic
Silvis, IL (Sports Network) - Michelle Wie, who was playing in the John Deere Classic for the second straight year as a sponsor's exemption, withdrew from the event Friday afternoon in the middle of her second round.
Clearly struggling throughout the round, Wie complained that she was having trouble breathing and also seemed to be struggling with a hip injury. According to the television broadcast, Wie injured her hip earlier in the week and was visibly limping.
Wie's agent, Ross Berlin, released a statement later that indicated Wie was suffering from stomach pains, nausea, dizziness, and breathing problems. She was diagnosed with heat exhaustion at Genesis Medical Center.
After a birdie on the par-four eighth got her back to back to plus-six overall, she struggled to a double-bogey on the ninth. The 16-year-old was also seen consulting with a doctor while walking up the ninth hole. She was heard telling the doctor she was having trouble breathing and that her throat hurt when trying to swallow drinks or food.
At the turn, she spoke with her parents, who were in the gallery, and decided to withdraw. After she withdrew, Wie was taken by golf cart to the medical trailer and was carried from the cart into the medical trailer.
"She's getting better," her father, B.J. Wie, said to reporters outside of the medical trailer some 30 minutes after Michelle was taken to the medical trailer.
Moments after her father emerged from the medical trailer, Wie was seen being removed from the trailer on a stretcher with an IV attached. She was placed into an ambulance for transport to Genesis Medical Center.
Last year, a late bogey and double-bogey dropped Wie two strokes below the cut line. She was trying to become the first woman since Babe Didrikson Zaharias at the 1945 Tucson Open to make a cut in a PGA Tour event.
Wie has not finished outside the top-five in five LPGA starts this season, but has yet to make the cut in a PGA or Nationwide Tour event.
Ailing Wie withdraws from John Deere Classic
Silvis, IL (Sports Network) - Michelle Wie, who was playing in the John Deere Classic for the second straight year as a sponsor's exemption, withdrew from the event Friday afternoon in the middle of her second round.
Clearly struggling throughout the round, Wie complained that she was having trouble breathing and also seemed to be struggling with a hip injury. According to the television broadcast, Wie injured her hip earlier in the week and was visibly limping.
Wie's agent, Ross Berlin, released a statement later that indicated Wie was suffering from stomach pains, nausea, dizziness, and breathing problems. She was diagnosed with heat exhaustion at Genesis Medical Center.
After a birdie on the par-four eighth got her back to back to plus-six overall, she struggled to a double-bogey on the ninth. The 16-year-old was also seen consulting with a doctor while walking up the ninth hole. She was heard telling the doctor she was having trouble breathing and that her throat hurt when trying to swallow drinks or food.
At the turn, she spoke with her parents, who were in the gallery, and decided to withdraw. After she withdrew, Wie was taken by golf cart to the medical trailer and was carried from the cart into the medical trailer.
"She's getting better," her father, B.J. Wie, said to reporters outside of the medical trailer some 30 minutes after Michelle was taken to the medical trailer.
Moments after her father emerged from the medical trailer, Wie was seen being removed from the trailer on a stretcher with an IV attached. She was placed into an ambulance for transport to Genesis Medical Center.
Last year, a late bogey and double-bogey dropped Wie two strokes below the cut line. She was trying to become the first woman since Babe Didrikson Zaharias at the 1945 Tucson Open to make a cut in a PGA Tour event.
Wie has not finished outside the top-five in five LPGA starts this season, but has yet to make the cut in a PGA or Nationwide Tour event.
Wrigley u are so correct, she has no pressure on her on PGA events ,everything is handed to her, Lets see her go too Q school ,from stage 1 and when she doesn't make the tour she has to play on the nationwide tour, no more LPGA, she wants everything her way
as for the other joke of a athlete Danica Patrick- look she can't even win in IRL, Nascar boys will destroy her, she basically sucks at her sport
She gets in a good car every week and gets her ass handed to her,she had 1 good race and that was it
as for the other joke of a athlete Danica Patrick- look she can't even win in IRL, Nascar boys will destroy her, she basically sucks at her sport
She gets in a good car every week and gets her ass handed to her,she had 1 good race and that was it
Let's put this in perspective. She is only 16. We started hearing about her when she was 12. She now has challenged in the LPGA majors at her still young age. It will only be a matter of time before she breaks through on the lady's tour. As she matures, her game will likely sharpen. Personally, I fully expect she will make the cut on the men's tour within a year. Also, believe she may qualify for the U.S. Open as well at some point. Can she win a PGA event. Perhaps not. But, the schedule she puts together to improve her game is already beginning to show on the LPGA tour.
Ultra Phenom at 12
Near Ultra Phenom at 13
Phenom at 14
Phenom at 15
Much less of a phenom at 16
Even more less of a phenom at 16, 8 months
Three basic issues here.
1) Has had everything handed to her (exemptions on both tours) and has been playing with house money--just lately has that feeling of it all being great and fun is leaving as a higher pct of public(including some media) demanding her to close the deal just once. Wie is feeling that pressure herself
2) her talent disparity (ball striking only) among women and young women is shrinking dramatically. Her length is not even prodigous on LPGA tour anymore--ask Brittanny Lincicombe. She better change her practice routine to putt better because she's learning how not to make money putts
3)Been recipient of horrible advice imho. She stated one goal reapeatedly with her father's understanding of that goal--MASTERS. That was pretty much screwed once she turned pro. Her best shot was US Public Links Ametuer(quarter finalist last year--I believe she would have won at leat once by age 20 if not more times). Her father insisting daughter will become better putter by reading own putts and telling caddie to provide no input--even the greats will seek a second set of eyes on some putts and many pros seek that advice a high pct of time--if the caddie consistently demonstrates the ability to read greens and provide a reaffirmation of golfer's line or offers a differrent line and is proven right at a high pct, then the putt is struck with more confidence. Bottom line, Wie should have stayed ametuer until winning Public Links or age 20 if after a couple of years at Stanford(another stated dream--I'll give slack because she was 14 with that comment) when there was nothing left to prove as an amateur.
I am so sick and tired of this media love feast with Wie. The money is nice for her, but she's just being used by the lesser PGA events for tix sales. And if she does make the cut in a watered down field,big deal--she'll never even sniff a leaderboard come Saturday afternoon.
As far as LPGA tour, she'll win but won't dominate like Lopez, Webb in her first years and Sorenstam--way too many good young golfers(Creamer, Lincicombe-love this kid's game, Gulbis, Pressel, 15 S. Koreans that take turns every week at contending). Throw in Annika and the resurgence of Webb and Pak and wie will be another top quality female golfer at best.
Remember, Wie has pretty much been full grown for 2-3 years--matured pysically very early thus there is little/no more physical growth.
It's too bad she's been used and not played and dominate her age group to learn how to dominate the way Tiger did. You learn how to dominate--it just doesn't happen.
Does anyone listen to steve Czaban on foxsports radio--love his take on Wie.
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Near Ultra Phenom at 13
Phenom at 14
Phenom at 15
Much less of a phenom at 16
Even more less of a phenom at 16, 8 months
Three basic issues here.
1) Has had everything handed to her (exemptions on both tours) and has been playing with house money--just lately has that feeling of it all being great and fun is leaving as a higher pct of public(including some media) demanding her to close the deal just once. Wie is feeling that pressure herself
2) her talent disparity (ball striking only) among women and young women is shrinking dramatically. Her length is not even prodigous on LPGA tour anymore--ask Brittanny Lincicombe. She better change her practice routine to putt better because she's learning how not to make money putts
3)Been recipient of horrible advice imho. She stated one goal reapeatedly with her father's understanding of that goal--MASTERS. That was pretty much screwed once she turned pro. Her best shot was US Public Links Ametuer(quarter finalist last year--I believe she would have won at leat once by age 20 if not more times). Her father insisting daughter will become better putter by reading own putts and telling caddie to provide no input--even the greats will seek a second set of eyes on some putts and many pros seek that advice a high pct of time--if the caddie consistently demonstrates the ability to read greens and provide a reaffirmation of golfer's line or offers a differrent line and is proven right at a high pct, then the putt is struck with more confidence. Bottom line, Wie should have stayed ametuer until winning Public Links or age 20 if after a couple of years at Stanford(another stated dream--I'll give slack because she was 14 with that comment) when there was nothing left to prove as an amateur.
I am so sick and tired of this media love feast with Wie. The money is nice for her, but she's just being used by the lesser PGA events for tix sales. And if she does make the cut in a watered down field,big deal--she'll never even sniff a leaderboard come Saturday afternoon.
As far as LPGA tour, she'll win but won't dominate like Lopez, Webb in her first years and Sorenstam--way too many good young golfers(Creamer, Lincicombe-love this kid's game, Gulbis, Pressel, 15 S. Koreans that take turns every week at contending). Throw in Annika and the resurgence of Webb and Pak and wie will be another top quality female golfer at best.
Remember, Wie has pretty much been full grown for 2-3 years--matured pysically very early thus there is little/no more physical growth.
It's too bad she's been used and not played and dominate her age group to learn how to dominate the way Tiger did. You learn how to dominate--it just doesn't happen.
Does anyone listen to steve Czaban on foxsports radio--love his take on Wie.
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5 top 5 finishes in her last 5 lpga majors ....
name another player who has done that the last 6 years ...
guess what , you cant.....
i will agree that the mens stuff needs to stop . atleast until she is in her mid 20's .
but she should be allowed to play as many lpga events as she wants.
every girl named above would kill to have her record in the last 5 majors...
name another player who has done that the last 6 years ...
guess what , you cant.....
i will agree that the mens stuff needs to stop . atleast until she is in her mid 20's .
but she should be allowed to play as many lpga events as she wants.
every girl named above would kill to have her record in the last 5 majors...
World Number One said:
You need to lose the L in your answers, she will be a great LPGA player no doubt she will win many but lets quit playing PGA events until she either dominates at the LPGA level winning events not top 5.
Or she does it like any other person that wants to play on the PGA tour go thru Q school.
She would not make the cut on the nationwide tour at this point in her career.
