Anyone else a little ticked off that she is taking a qualifying spot from one of the struggling men?
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jun/06/sp/FP706060414.html
(Yes, bashers, I know she is a better golfer than me. But I am a better runner)
The LPGA is very angry with her. There's some obscure rule that if you shoot like 88 in a round then you cannot play on the tour for the rest of the year. Wie was something like 14 over after 16 and dropped out bc of a "wrist injury." That rule wouldnt apply to her, though, bc she's not on the tour.
The next day she was spotted practicing at the course that the next week's tournament was at. Again, LPGA rules do not allow players to play a course more than a week in advance, yet Wie was doing it. Like I said earlier though, she's not on the tour so they technically can't punish her.
The more I read about Wie, the more I do see her as a spoiled brat. She should never be allowed in LPGA events, nevermind PGA events, unless she decides to join the tour and act like an adult.
She is coming across a little too much like a diva in this past week.
muni course hack wrote:
Anyone else a little ticked off that she is taking a qualifying spot from one of the struggling men?
No. Not at all.
It's freakin' GOLF. A "sport" about as exciting as watching paint dry. I don't care about the "struggling men" either. Try making a living in track and field. Try making a living in the real world. Then come whine to us about how hard it is. Either way its all just fluff.
blame her parents. don't believe it is all the kid (although i don't excuse her behavior). we should have open golf, let the men into all tournaments. oh yeah, i hate golf.
My god, she's just a kid!!! I can't imagine being in the same type of siutatuion when I was 17. I would have been a damn wreck. People put kids under the microscope, then relish in their meltdowns, all the while nodding and saying "Well, who couldn't see that coming? She's a total bitch".That's crazy.
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She is coming across a little too much like a diva in this past week.
this may be a super stooopid question, but how in the hell (can i say "hell" on here anymore?) did she hurt her wrist running? every time i've hurt my wrist running it's accompanied by a nasty, traditionally bloody, fall down a single track trail. anyone have any insight on the wrist/running problem?
she makes like 20 million a year.
Point taken. Maybe instead of saying "Michelle Wie" I should have said the "Michelle Wie Collective" (agents, lawyer, PR, parents and Michelle). Part of being a highly paid, high profile athlete these days is managing your image. They seem to want to have their cake and eat it too. And from doing just a little reading LPGA members are starting to get a little miffed with the Michelle Wie Collective, so my original statement is not that out of line.
[quote]muni course hack wrote:
Anyone else a little ticked off that she is taking a qualifying spot from one of the struggling men?
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"[S]truggling men"? Are you kidding me? They can suck it up. If they can't qualify why would I feel sorry for them? Sports should be a meritocracy! It sounds like you are for affirmative action - but probably only when it helps white males.
Lots of envy 'round here, as usual. She's taking advantage of her situation, no big deal.
amused to death wrote:
No. Not at all.
It's freakin' GOLF. A "sport" about as exciting as watching paint dry. I don't care about the "struggling men" either. Try making a living in track and field. Try making a living in the real world. Then come whine to us about how hard it is. Either way its all just fluff.
You don't get it - she is getting a FREE PASS. If she wants to play with the guys, she should qualify with the guys - GET IT?
As far as your other challenges, I was a multiple AA in cc and track with one US trials provisional qualifier. In 9 national meet appearances I had 8 finishes between 10th and 3rd, including cc. Were I one of the 10 best football/baseball/basketball players I would likely have been drafted. Were I one of the 10 best collegiate golfers I may have been making money on the tour and those with a less talent would be one of the guys who lost a spot to the brat.
At age 37 I make $95K a year before bonus and own a new 3400 square foot home with a balance on the mortgage of $124,000.
There is not a lot about the real world you can tell me that I don't already know. Care to fill me in on your experience and wisdom?
Maybe she's afraid to lose on the LPGA so she jumps into these PGA events as a sideshow attraction. Seriously, if she was just winning LPGA events would we care? Probably not, but since she's playing in PGA events it's more "newsworthy".
Alan
old and grouchy wrote:
[quote]muni course hack wrote:
Anyone else a little ticked off that she is taking a qualifying spot from one of the struggling men?
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"[S]truggling men"? Are you kidding me? They can suck it up. If they can't qualify why would I feel sorry for them? Sports should be a meritocracy! It sounds like you are for affirmative action - but probably only when it helps white males.
You don't get it either, she is getting a FREE pass and taking a qualifying spot from a guy by doing so because the field is limited to a SPECIFIC number. ie - SHE does not have to qualify but the guys do.
As for affirmative action - where the hell did that come from? YOU brought it up, not me. I'm not a racist nor do I have anything against women. However, it sounds like you have issues with both.
Seek help.
so when are they gonna release a Wie game for the Wii?
muni course hack wrote:
You don't get it - she is getting a FREE PASS. If she wants to play with the guys, she should qualify with the guys - GET IT?
As far as your other challenges, I was a multiple AA in cc and track with one US trials provisional qualifier. In 9 national meet appearances I had 8 finishes between 10th and 3rd, including cc. Were I one of the 10 best football/baseball/basketball players I would likely have been drafted. Were I one of the 10 best collegiate golfers I may have been making money on the tour and those with a less talent would be one of the guys who lost a spot to the brat.
At age 37 I make $95K a year before bonus and own a new 3400 square foot home with a balance on the mortgage of $124,000.
There is not a lot about the real world you can tell me that I don't already know. Care to fill me in on your experience and wisdom?
My "challenges"? Um...ok.
I'm slightly older than you, I make more money than you, and (presuming you are not making your resume up) am a slower runner than you.
And golf remains nothing but a good walk wasted - a"sport" which wastes more time and natural resources than even NASCAR. My favorite part is when golfers call themselves "athletes". Yeah right.
Alan Webb is an athlete. Phil Mickelson is not. Tiger Woods is not. Michelle Wie is not. And anybody at the bottom of the PGA tour most certainly is not.
Whatever. Golf away. I still could not possibly care less about those guys getting bumped out by Michelle Wie since merely being on the tour gives them far more money than a much better runner (relatively speaking) would ever make in a year. And we both know the runner is going to suffer a hundred times more for their sport then the boys playing the white man's country club game anyway.
Cry me a river.
You still don't get it. See my original post - SHE IS GETTING A FREE PASS AND TAKING A QUALIFYING SPOT ON THE MEN'S TOUR FROM THE LAST POTENTIAL QUALIFYING GUY!
Is that concept difficult to grasp?
You then get condescending by assuming I am a youngster and start preaching about struggling, the track athlete, and the real world so I put it into perspective. Did I ever say golfers were athletes? No, YOU did. I have no reason to doubt your claims and I have no reason to embellish mine.
Try to see it this way and see if you can figure it out:
In an effort to get the sport of T & F more recognition the meet directors of the Prefontaine classic have bumped Sean Graham from the 2-mile and have entered Jordan Hasay.
NOW do you understand? A little far fetched but not much different than what Wie is doing.
muni course hack wrote:
You don't get it either, she is getting a FREE pass and taking a qualifying spot from a guy by doing so because the field is limited to a SPECIFIC number. ie - SHE does not have to qualify but the guys do.
As for affirmative action - where the hell did that come from? YOU brought it up, not me. I'm not a racist nor do I have anything against women. However, it sounds like you have issues with both.
Seek help.
You seem like a weird dude.
Your message seems to imply that "struggling men" deserve some kind of protection from women who may qualify over them. That to me, is the essence of affirmative action and related programs. Now I agree that Wie is getting a free pass to some degree, but this often happens for males as well. Since I havent seen you complain about some local male celebrity getting a free pass, and since you made such a point SHE has to qualify while the guys dont, I have to assume that you are concerned because Wie is female.
Even if we assume that you are equally concerned when anyone gets a free pass, it is a bit silly be so worried about the SPECIFIC number of q-spots. That number is totally arbitrary so why get so worked up about it? I agree it would be disappointing to be number 100 of 100 spots and then get bumped by a free pass, but all the players know this can happen. I am not too worried about mr. 100. If he is really worried about getting bumped, he needs to be better so he can become mr.81 instead.
and since you made such a point SHE has to qualify while the guys dont, I have to assume that you are concerned because Wie is female.
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And of course I meant, "SHE DOESNT have to qualify while the guys DO".
She's the Suzy Favor Hamilton of golf.