Interesting thread, guys... lol!
I would like to see Wie win more against women, however the men who get upset when she plays in these tourneys must be jealous of the press she gets. If I were a man playing against her, I'd be like 'bring it on' and just try to beat her straight up.
There was an article on this in my local paper today. Talks about her being 16, and that its only a matter of time WHEN she breaks through. Says she wants to hone her game against the best and become a global icon, and the surest way to do both is by playing a mixture of men's and women's events. The article talks about the John Deere Classic, which normally gets next to no press, but got tons because she played in it. The tournament director was quoted as saying, "Having her brings the avid golf fan who understands she's doing things no 16-year-old, certainly no woman, has ever done, and the casual golf fan who knows her as one of the famous people in the world".
It went on to give stats, she's been in the top 5 at all three (women's) majors this year, finishing a combined 5 strokes out, a claim even Annika Sorenstam cannot make. If she were not an amateur, she would be ranked #15 on the LPGAs money list.
Then it said that Tiger played 7 events before he made his first cut (to her 5 at this point), and that he was 19 when he finally broke through. The second round leader at the John Deere Classic said "She's better than Tiger was at 16. I played with Tiger, and Tiger wasn't this good. Everybody is like, 'Win, win, win'. She's 16. Chill out. Once she get to winning, you'll get sick of her winning'."
I agree she needs to start winning at some point, though, if only to give her more credibility.
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