Tadd Fujikawa turns pro

[Raidermatt]

Wie is a special case and for all of the criticism of her, I have a hard time going along with a lot of it. Unlike Fujikawa, she has enough sponser money to fund the rest of her life, if she chooses to do so.

She is also getting to attend one of the most academically prestigous schools in the country.

If she doesn't let the struggles on the course negatively affect her overall outlook on life, she is going to be just fine. Maybe a pro golfer, maybe not, but certainly she has not ruined herself in anyway.

Fujikawa is different in that (A), he isn't going to make anywhere near the endorsement money Wie gets, and (B) he's not the natural phenom Wie is.

But the same principle applies. If he stays strong mentally no matter what happens on the course, he's going to get a lot of opportunities that he wouldn't have otherwise received.

I tend to think that in MOST cases, if somebody has the mental and physical tools, they will eventually succeed. So if Fujikawa and Wie really have all of "it", they will do well in time.

If they don't, whether the issue is mental or physical, they are still better off taking the opportunities when they are open to them, because they will eventually close.