Evian Masters

[ragontona]

The cream really rises to the top in the women's game, doesn't it?

Wie, Webb, and Ochoa at -9
Pak at -8
Mi Hyun Kim at -7
Creamer, Kane, and Sorenstam at -6

The only one that kind of sticks out is Lorie Kane, but she's been a solid LPGA pro for ten years, so that's not that surprising.

[Rafcin]

...Wie, Webb, and Ochoa at -9...

I hope Michelle can keep it up and finally win something, so all whinners will shut up

[Wood]

We all hope she doesn't have another "Avatar Moment."

[Rafcin]

We all hope she doesn't have another "Avatar Moment."

"I was smart today,'' Wie said. "I drank a lot of water with electrolytes. I stayed in the shade. I had my sun umbrella. It helped a lot. I'm just taking baby steps.'' it's kind of cute when a 16 year old uses term "baby steps"

[Wood]

"I was smart today,'' Wie said. "I drank a lot of water with electrolytes. I stayed in the shade. I had my sun umbrella. It helped a lot. I'm just taking baby steps.''

I hope you mean "cute" like baby ducks or puppies.....

[ragontona]

I was watching the US Girls' Amateur this week on TGC. These would've been the girls that Wie would be playing against had she retained her amateur status. Based on what I saw, she absolutely would've smoked the field. It was a look at how "normal" fifteen and sixteen year olds (albeit, extremely good ones) played. They were quite good, better than I ever will be, but they simply didn't have the shots that Wie has. I'm now firmly in the "Wie is playing where she belongs" camp.

[wachesawgolfer]

Great to see Karrie and Michelle eagle the 18th in the first round after some loose holes. The greens must be tough, so many short putts missed by everyone, it seemed.

[Rafcin]

I hope you mean "cute" like baby ducks or puppies.....

nice try, but you won't provoke me to speak out. I just read today one of the members of the forum is in 9th grade. I'll be better off to keep my deepest thgouths about Michelle to myself

[Wood]

nice try, but you won't provoke me to speak out. I just read today one of the members of the forum is in 9th grade. I'll be better off to keep my deepest thgouths about Michelle to myself

At least for another 1 year, 2 months, 13 days, 9 hours, and 38 minutes......

[Rafcin]

At least for another 1 year, 2 months, 13 days, 9 hours, and 38 minutes......

[ragontona]

Wie and Webb are coming down the stretch in the final round, -14 through 10. Ochoa, Pak, and Davies are two back...

(UPDATE: Wie's leading at -15 through 11. Ochoa, Webb, and Davies are two back at -13...)

Exciting stuff. Too bad it's not on freakin' television. A good commissioner would find a way to get that on tv on something other than a ridiculous tape delay.

Instead, we get to watch Robert Karlsson pull away from Emanuele Canonica and Charl Schwartzel.

[Baynative]

The cream really rises to the top in the women's game, doesn't it?

Final round -12the hole Wie is leading the field. It could be time...

1Michelle Wie205 2Laura Davies206 3Karrie Webb204 T4Lorena Ochoa 208 T4Mi Hyun Kim 208 T4Se Ri Pak206 T7Paula Creamer 212 T7Annika Sorenstam 209

[ragontona]

AAAAARRRGHHH!

Wie, Webb, and Davies tied atop the leaderboard at -14. Wie just bogied 13 to come back to the field.

Meanwhile, the Euros are in a rain delay, and they're showing action from yesterday.

TGC's not even showing us the Evian Masters tape delay until 9pm EST tonight. They have to show us the Curtis Cup tape delay at 7pm first.

BIVENS!!!!!

[iacas]

I don't know if I blame Bivens or TGC. It's not like TGC is even THERE - they are talking to a monitor. They're not in France. They're watching TV and commentating...

But yeah, whatever. Michelle failed to do anything on the par-5 15th, so she's still one back and T2 with two others (Davies/M.Kim). She'll likely come up one or two shots short yet again. It's tough to say whether she's just being beaten or whether she's failing to capitalize and to clamp down on the kill. It's not like she's en route to shooting 73 or anything. She'll shoot 68 or so today and likely come up one short.

BTW, Ochoa had a double-eagle earlier in the day.

[iacas]

It's over unless Wie can eagle the 18th and Webb can only par. Webb just birdied the 110-yard 17th, Wie's nemesis throughout the week (+2) to go two ahead.

Update: Wie birdies the last, Webb safely pars, Webb (68) wins. Wie (68) is T2 with Davies (67) at -15. Yet another runner-up.

For the Wie haters... Annika Sorenstam: T8 (-9).

[Baynative]

Experience wins again. But, the message is clear for the future, I'd say.

[ragontona]

I don't know if I blame Bivens or TGC.

I've kinda just fallen into the habit of blaming her for everything.

[iacas]

I've kinda just fallen into the habit of blaming her for everything.

Yeah, well me too.

I had a conversation with someone today about Wie choking away wins. I don't think she's choked in the past year. My "opponent" mentioned her chipping instead of putting at the Nabisco, and while I think that was a dumb decision, she hit the shot like she wanted and she played the shot in which she was most confident. Since I wasn't there, I'm in no position to second guess her, but it seemed apparent it wasn't a choke. She's simply getting beat this year, not choking - and barely being beat at that. My "opponent" also asked if she had played her best golf this week at the Evian, and I said "if Michelle Wie plays her best golf for 63 holes, you or I could play the last nine and she'd still win." It kind of parallels Joe Ogilvie's thoughts about "don't be in such a rush for her to win, because once she starts to you'll get sick of it quickly."