Legends Reno-Tahoe Open...Michelle Wie is playing!

[ganjagolfer]

wie is one over after 15, pretty good, when she gets her chance, she is going to bitch slap (with great golf) all those lpga golfers who made pissy comments about her

[shredfit]

Yeah, Wie is tied for 82th place after hole 16, she's doing a lot better than I expected.

[DDBowdoin]

anyone notice how BORING this tournament is?

now that they're showing the first round of WGC on the golf channel is amazing the difference in quality

I know every tournament is important but how the hell do people actually watch this tournament?

[DDBowdoin]

wie is one over after 15, pretty good, when she gets her chance, she is going to bitch slap (with great golf) all those lpga golfers who made pissy comments about her

I can honestly see where they are coming... I think Wie is overrated but thats just me... but to miss a major to play a minor minor PGA event is a slap in the face to the LPGA

they need every star and all the press they can get

[follyforhire]

I can honestly see where they are coming... I think Wie is overrated but thats just me... but to miss a major to play a minor minor PGA event is a slap in the face to the LPGA

Not sure of this, but I don't think she qualified for the British Open, that's why she's playing in Nevada.

+1 and T77 after the first round. Solid, I think. I hope she does it again tomorrow and makes the cut. How sad/ridiculous/funny would it be if she makes the cut but doesn't get to play on the weekend because of the new rule? Also, I wonder what the response will be from the LPGA players and personnel if she makes the cut.

[Scratch-Hopeful]

anyone notice how BORING this tournament is?

Yeah, I caught time with both of them today and I just about fell asleep when Michelle wasn't being shown in the Reno-Tahoe Open. In fact, during the tournament they actually zoomed in on two girls who fell asleep while watching from the rough (correct me if I'm wrong, I'm almost certain it wasn't the Bridgestone tournament).

[Ben]

I've always been a Wie fan, I hope she keeps this up. Firmly in the middle of the pack after round 1. Not too shabby! Up and down day with two bogeys, two birdies, two bogeys, birdie. Let's get rid of some of those bogeys my dear.

[PEZGolf]

wie is one over after 15, pretty good, when she gets her chance, she is going to bitch slap (with great golf) all those lpga golfers who made pissy comments about her

She ended up with 73. Let us see how she does today. Then we can evaluate her performance. When Annika played at the Colonial, she shot 71 the first day, I believe, but followed it with a 74 and had no chance to make the cut.

[ganjagolfer]

players who can't keep up with a skirt (michele wie beat yesterday)

T83T83James Driscoll+2F+274---74
T83T83Willie Wood+2F+274---74
T83T83Kris Cox+2F+274---74
T83T83Jason Dufner+2F+274---74
T83T83Tommy Gainey+2F+274---74
T83T83Jay Williamson+2F+274---74
T83T83Brenden Pappas+2F+274---74
T83T83Alex Cejka+2F+274---74
T83T83Nathan Green+2F+274---74
T83T83Mark Wilson+2F+274---74
T83T83Robert Garrigus+2F+274---74
T83T83Michael Clark II+2F+274---74
T83T83Gavin Coles+2F+274---74
T96T96Paul Stankowski+3F+375---75
T96T96J.L. Lewis+3F+375---75
T96T96Bob Sowards+3F+375---75
T96T96Tom Byrum+3F+375---75
T96T96Blaine McCallister+3F+375---75
T96T96Jeff Maggert+3F+375---75
T96T96Scott Gump+3F+375---75
T96T96Marc Turnesa+3F+375---75
T96T96Richard Johnson+3F+375---75
T96T96Kenny Knox+3F+375---75
T96T96Jon Mills+3F+375---75
T107T107Mike Heinen+4F+476---76
T107T107Ryan Armour+4F+476---76
T107T107Guy Boros+4F+476---76
T107T107Scott McCarron+4F+476---76
T107T107Chad Collins+4F+476---76
T112T112Robin Freeman+5F+577---77
T112T112Dave Rummells+5F+577---77
T112T112Todd Demsey+5F+577---77
T112T112Mark Hensby+5F+577---77
T112T112David Peoples+5F+577---77
T112T112Jeff Gove+5F+577---77
T112T112Ron Whittaker+5F+577---77
T119T119Phil Tataurangi+6F+678---78
T119T119David Duval+6F+678---78
T119T119Barry Jaeckel+6F+678---78
T119T119Brad Elder+6F+678---78
T119T119Dicky Pride+6F+678---78
T119T119David Lutterus+6F+678---78
T119T119Mike Standly+6F+678---78
T126T126Trevor Dodds+7F+779---79
T126T126Jason Allred+7F+779---79
T128T128Brent Geiberger+8F+880---80
T128T128Chris Riley+8F+880---80
T128T128Nolan Henke+8F+880---80
131131Rick Leibovich+15F+1587---87
132132Lance Ten Broeck+16F+1688---88

[ganjagolfer]

T77T77Michelle Wie+1F+173---73

T83T83Jay Williamson+2F+274---74

hahahaha!

[DDBowdoin]

players who can't keep up with a skirt (michele wie beat yesterday)

yeah... A lot of big names in there! Haha

[worst_shot_ever]

Well looks like David Duval had a lousy round.

Edit: Just noticed that the projected cut is even, so Wie needs to get at least one stroke back today.

[follyforhire]

For obvious reasons, we tend to focus discussions about Michelle Wie on issues of gender and/or hype. But Iacas's insistence (in the other Wie thread) that the haters wait ten years or so before making ultimate judgments about her decisions and career trajectory reminded me - SHE'S 18! I guess it seems like she's been around for so long (and she has), she ought to be older.

Anyway, if she were to make the cut or really even be around the cut line this evening, that's quite an accomplishment for an 18 year-old. Certainly there have been teenagers do that before, but it is still an impressive accomplishment for a kid, male or female. I hope she does it.

[follyforhire]

yeah... A lot of big names in there! Haha

Well, it's not the all-star team or anything, but consider this: among the players on that list there are at least 24 PGA Tour wins, 326 PGA Tour top tens, and 17 Nationwide Tour Wins. And a major champion.

Of course, guys like Duval Williamson, and Maggert skew this rather silly stat (and I didn't count everyone, just fairly noticeable names), but it's not like this field is just a bunch of pretty good players from around Nevada.

[follyforhire]

And one more item (goodness, this workday is slow): she's going to have to make more birdies today. The online leaderboard has the projected cut at E, but you gotta think that's going to get a little lower. I'd bet she's in for sure if she shoots 69, probably if she shoots 70, and gonna need some help if she shoots 71.

[bigoak]

Michelle is +3 after 7 holes today. She needs to be -3 to make the cut projected to be even.

I'd rather see her win the British Women's Open than be tied for 92nd on a nonfullfield PGA

[worst_shot_ever]

A quintuple on 8 (her 17th). If she doesn't gain something back on the final hole, she can proudly say she bested about 4 players. What a disaster.

[DDBowdoin]

nice job michelle... she couldnt compete amongst the weakest field in golf