Teens at the U.S. Women's Open

[iacas]

Will a teenager win the U.S. Women's Open this year? Three have a pretty damn good chance at it!

I think the only teen with a chance is Paula Creamer. I think Annika, like Tiger, will finish second after making a valid comeback. Unlike Tiger, she won't falter late, but I don't know that she'll come all the way back.

[Ole_Tom_Morris]

I don't remember ever enjoying the U.S. Opens as much as this year. And for Birdie Kim, more than Michael Campbell, it was a cinderella story. A text of her interview is available at http://www.cybergolf.com/tourUpdates...sp?newsid=3047 . When asked how much money she just won, she replied "I don't know."
My only disappointment was that the LPGA veterans did not play better.

[golfin' girl]

I was really beginning to believe that Annika could win all 4 majors and win the Grand Slam. She has placed in the top-five several times already at previous Opens so I never thought that she would collapse under the pressure. But, she put that pressure on herself early in the tournament.

Michelle Wie also really surprised me. I thought that she could deal with the pressure better than she did. From the first double-bogey she just couldn't recover. I think she choked more than Lorena Ochoa who only fell apart at the 18th.

Even though Morgan Pressel was red-faced and slamming clubs, she still outperformed her peers. Don't forget about Lang either. She tied with Pressel for second place and had a great time at the Open.

[aceadair]

Dont know! I hope they do it should be fun to watch!

[iacas]

  golfin' girl said:

I was really beginning to believe that Annika could win all 4 majors and win the Grand Slam. She has placed in the top-five several times already at previous Opens so I never thought that she would collapse under the pressure. But, she put that pressure on herself early in the tournament.

I don't think she put much pressure on herself. I think she couldn't putt. It's that simple, and a very familiar story (Tiger at his Open) this year.

  golfin' girl said:

Michelle Wie also really surprised me. I thought that she could deal with the pressure better than she did. From the first double-bogey she just couldn't recover. I think she choked more than Lorena Ochoa who only fell apart at the 18th.

I think they choked equally, and perhaps Lorena choked more. After all, Lorena came from way back and had very little to lose. But as soon as she felt the pressure - on the 18th tee - BLAMMO - quad.

Michelle started out with the lead. She felt the pressure from the get go and still "managed" an 80 (or whatever it was). That's not horrid - it's more like a long slow leak over 18 holes - but the pressure was on her overnight. It was only on Lorena the last few holes.

  golfin' girl said:

Even though Morgan Pressel was red-faced and slamming clubs, she still outperformed her peers. Don't forget about Lang either. She tied with Pressel for second place and had a great time at the Open.

Morgan will do well so long as she can funnel the negative energy into positive results.

There's no crying in golf! Not unless you've won something. Her tantrums didn't seem to turn into good shots - in the opening round she was at -5 and then limped home after throwing a tantrum or two. Pfffft.

[aceadair]

It is hard when you havent delt with the pressure before. But I think Wie did ok being how old she is and all..

[PaulaFan]

Several of the teens did really well. On the last day the only one that really stood out from the rest was Morgan Pressel. I am very impressed with that girl. I know she will do some very impressive things in the years to come.

[aceadair]

Yes she did produce when it came down to the punching time.