Michelle Wie

ddthetide · #1 06-06-2007, 08:57 PM

the report i heard this afternoon was that she REALLY upset the sponsors, McDonald's i think.
why is she allowed to act this way? shouldn't the tour step in and take some action?

#2 06-06-2007, 10:02 PM

For gosh sakes Wie went out to the practice range and hit balls with ONE whole day of rest? Mickelson was getting injected with cortisone and told to rest. Pathetic.

And Serena Williams. I watched her recent French Open match. She is now officially a fat, out of shape tennis player. I know she is muscular and has the tendency to be large, but now she is fat. Stay off the flippin court, people play to watch you play a game you got to be in shape for. There is no fat in Tennis.
You cant play clay court tennis out of shape. She showed no foot work whatsoever. Made no attempt to get her feet set properly because that requires effort. Horrid showing for such talent.

GPK · #3 06-07-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ddthetide

the report i heard this afternoon was that she REALLY upset the sponsors, McDonald's i think.
why is she allowed to act this way? shouldn't the tour step in and take some action?

tide....she did get upset while she was at registration. When the players register, there are given 1 wrist band, per day, for a guest to accompany them into the players hospitality area. Michelle got upset and started acting like a bit childish because she wanted at least 3 or 4 per day. She finally whined enough where she was given 1 extra per day, but even then she was still not happy at all.

Still alot of growing up left to do.

ddthetide · #4 06-07-2007, 04:15 PM

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tide....she did get upset while she was at registration. When the players register, there are given 1 wrist band, per day, for a guest to accompany them into the players hospitality area. Michelle got upset and started acting like a bit childish because she wanted at least 3 or 4 per day. She finally whined enough where she was given 1 extra per day, but even then she was still not happy at all.

Still alot of growing up left to do.

should the tour take some action against her?
there was talk on espn radio that the tour "suggested" she quit the tourny last week because if she shot 88, she'd lose her exemptions?

GPK · #5 06-07-2007, 04:28 PM

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should the tour take some action against her?
there was talk on espn radio that the tour "suggested" she quit the tourny last week because if she shot 88, she'd lose her exemptions?

Its called "Rule 88". It basically states that if a NON-MEMBER (Michelle is not a member) of the LPGA shoots a score of 88 or higher in a tournament round, they are suspended from playing in any tour events for 1 year. If Michelle has finished bogey-bogey on her last two holes, she would have shot 88.

Danzig · #6 06-07-2007, 04:41 PM

yep, so she bailed due to an 'injury', and then went out next day and practiced...

GPK · #7 06-07-2007, 04:51 PM

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yep, so she bailed due to an 'injury', and then went out next day and practiced...

almost....it was 2 days after her bail out.

Either way Deb, she is heading down the wrong track. Too bad it is too late for her to play for Stanford. I do hope she enrolls in school and stays there.

Danzig · #8 06-07-2007, 04:58 PM

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almost....it was 2 days after her bail out.

Either way Deb, she is heading down the wrong track. Too bad it is too late for her to play for Stanford. I do hope she enrolls in school and stays there.

yeah, she is...it's a shame when parents put their kids thru more than they should, at a young age, or try to live thru their children. of course you can't say it's a shame that she can't have a normal life, since this IS her life, and thus is normal to her...too bad.
they needed to stick to whatever rules they had regarding age of participants and such. but the $$ were showing up in a LOT of eyes, not just the parents'.

ddthetide · #9 06-07-2007, 04:49 PM

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Its called "Rule 88". It basically states that if a NON-MEMBER (Michelle is not a member) of the LPGA shoots a score of 88 or higher in a tournament round, they are suspended from playing in any tour events for 1 year. If Michelle has finished bogey-bogey on her last two holes, she would have shot 88.

IF the tour "suggested" she quit then they don't want to take action against her. that was the tours chance to get rid of her sorry act for a year and let her grow up some.

GPK · #10 06-07-2007, 04:52 PM

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IF the tour "suggested" she quit then they don't want to take action against her. that was the tours chance to get rid of her sorry act for a year and let her grow up some.

I think the only ones suggesting it on the tour are the players and caddies.

How far are you from Bulle Rock?

Samarta · #11 06-07-2007, 07:19 PM

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I think the only ones suggesting it on the tour are the players and caddies.

How far are you from Bulle Rock?

Kev,

Did they switch from DuPont while you were still on the tour?

I've been to and played DuPont but only been by Bulle Rock....is it that nice of a track? I know T.V. rarely does a course justice, but it just looks like a mess out there...(or at least to me) I realize you can't compare the old mature courses like DuPont, Baltusrol, etc....but man, maybe cuz it's literally in the middle of nowhere...I don't know....

oh by the way..I'm about an hour and 20 minutes....