Wie almost shoots 88

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

She can be good, without all the outside "help". I think her mentors should stay at home and let her play in the LPGA. The PGA is too tough for seasoned golfers, let alone a teenaged child! I hope she is not screwed-up too bad by the influence she is having to endure.

Well said

My money is on Annika!!

F Annika. If they ever start to test the LPGA for steriods, she'd be in trouble.

[iacas]

F Annika. If they ever start to test the LPGA for steriods, she'd be in trouble.

Cool it, dude.

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

Cool it, dude.

C'mon man... it's only a joke.

[Ole_Tom_Morris]

I think Annika is hot, but still prefer Se Ri Pak.

[nykfan4life]

F Annika. If they ever start to test the LPGA for steriods, she'd be in trouble.

a little bit over the top, but funny nonetheless

[putterboy]

Well I must say +11 for a +14 overall.....too bad she didn't do one poorer yesterday so she could have missed the cut and avoided this embarrassment. But at least she finished the round this time :D

[GolfLegend]

She is a spoiled little brat, plain and simple. Her over-bearing parents and endorsement driven handlers are a disgrace. The fact that she makes over $19 million a year for not even being able to break par at an LPGA event is disgusting. GoingfortheGreen is correct in saying that this incident stinks.

LoL, that is some madness going around.. I mean she is good enough.. you are right abou the Golf dosen't care part though.. I think it's impressive to play in those kinds of tournaments :)

[Ogg]

+21 is anything but impressive. I would think after a showing like that, she and her parents would want to reconsider the John Deere invite even if it is a month away.

[GoingfortheGreen]

She finished dead last; it's clear 'something' isn't right. Whatever it is, I don't think it hurts to pack it up for a bit and try to fix things.

She has a lot more talent than +21, so it's pretty clear that something's up.

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

She finished dead last; it's clear 'something' isn't right. Whatever it is, I don't think it hurts to pack it up for a bit and try to fix things.

Yeah, I agree something clearly isn't right. But she just took a bunch of time off with her injury so I think this is something she has to work out playing

LPGA events. If she still is injured, well that's a different story but I think most will agree that probably isn't the case anymore. I think she's just f'ed up mentally and has to compete in tournaments right now and do so by attracting as little attention as possible for someone who already gets a ton of attention. And notice the emphasis on LPGA, I don't think playing the John Deere will help right now.

[Jeepthrills]

She finished dead last; it's clear 'something' isn't right. Whatever it is, I don't think it hurts to pack it up for a bit and try to fix things.

To go from top 5 last year to last this year says the injury is not fully healed. She does need to shut it down and get right. She will be fine once she gets healthy. I would agree that she should skip the John Deere unless she is 100%. Men's tournaments tend to play with thicker rough on tougher layouts. The risk/reward is way too high.

[iacas]

She finished dead last

... among those who made the cut. I agree it's not great, but it's not "dead last" either.

[Jeepthrills]

People rip her for not being good enough and never winning at any level. The thing is, she has always moved up quickly and competed at a level above where she really should be. Whether it was the LPGA as a 14-15 year old or against the men. The question is does playing against better competition make you better? I think it's a good thing to play against the best. When she gets healthy and then gets back in against players of her level, in this case the LPGA, she will be better off. And before you say she is not at the level of the LPGA players now I said when she is healthy. She proved last year before the injuries that she can compete at that level. She was one bad approach from not only being in a playoff for a major, but winning it outright.

[hurley9192]

personally, I think this whole playing against the best thing is overrated for golf. She's only playing harder courses by playing against men. All it does is make her look like a worse player by not making cuts.

She needs to win and get the feeling of winning...that will help you improve. If she continually is losing by a bunch because she's trying to play against men or in events over her head, then she'll miss out on all the opportunities to win and keep leads. That's why Tiger dominates so much now...he's done it his whole life. He knows how to keep a lead, how to overpower the field. She doesn't get any of that. She's choked in her tournaments with the women when she got close to winning and most of it goes back to never being in that position. It's not like tennis where you are playing against someone. You are playing the course and measuring yourself by how you play.

[Jeepthrills]

I agree with you that she would be better off playing against women. However, she is only allowed to play in so many tournaments because she is not a member of the tour. Had she been elligible, her earnings from official events last year would have more than qualified her for full status on tour this year. Until she is 18 she can't be a full tour memebr and has to play where and when she can. Playing on tougher courses will only better prepare her for the LPGA courses. Playing in the John Deere would be a much better test for her game than the CIGNA Golf Classic. That's the Futures Tour Event the same week. And, yess, I did look that up. I am not that big of a loser that I would actually be able to name an event, much less the one that was concurrent to the John Deere. I would assume that once she is 18 and has earned her status on tour, she will play far more with the ladies than she will with the guys.

[GoingfortheGreen]

Until she is 18 she can't be a full tour memebr and has to play where and when she can.

That is not entirely true. Ms. Wie et al. have never petitioned the LPGA for full membership, so it has never been denied/granted. The LPGA made a ruling on Morgan Pressel's application, and allowed her to join the tour full time at age 17.

If Michelle was so committed to the LPGA, she could have made a formal application to allow her to become a member before age 18. Given her prior performance, this most certainly would have been granted...