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Sorenstam Wie Get Upset in Match Play

Monday, July 10th, 2006

The world’s number 1 and 2 women’s golfers got trounced this weekend by a 46 year old and a 20 year old.  Both Michelle Michelle Wie and Annika Sorenstam lost in match play this weekend to veteran Juli Inkster and young rising star Britney Lincicome.   Lincicome ended up putting Inkster away to win the tournament.  Like Michelle Wie, Lincicome was a junior prodigy as well.  In fact, she has a history of winning 60 percent of the tournaments she entered as an amateur. She turned pro without going for college experience, but that certainly hasn’t seemed to hurt.  Lincicome has led the LPGA Tour in driving distance as a rookie in 2005 and was among the 54-hole leaders at last week’s U.S. Women’s Open. 

Lincicome has a story behind her as well.  She was not born into golf royalty and bred with the best instructors and coaches from an early age.  In fact, her parents own a day care center and her dad even caddies for her.  She was busy saving money babysitting before she joined the LPGA.   So as Michelle gets all the attention, Lincicome is quietly starting to make her mark on the LPGA and this weekend she made a few heads turn, in more ways than one…..

Michelle is off to play this weekend in another men’s tournament, the John Deere classic.  More on that later this week.

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Michelle Wie, Cindy Crawford Video (not nude!)

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

One aspect of being a professional athlete is that you have a camera thrust in front of you almost daily.  The press asks stupid questions and you have to be able to give intelligent answers even when you want to shove the camera in their face.  Golf press conferences after rounds get pretty boring.  How many different ways can you explain a stupid shot, or a missed putt, or a club you chose instead of another. (Phil!)

With Michelle Wie’s many endorsements with mega companies like Nike, she will soon have to learn to lose the teenage lingo in front of the camera and present herself as not only a pro golfer but an actress in a sense.  Tiger does a pretty good job, Michael Jordan did too. Here is the first of what will be many “commercials” that Michelle will undoubtedly find herself doing over the next 10-20 years. 

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Michelle’s Putting Improves at US Open

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

The bogey at the 13th on Sunday may have cost Michelle Wie the US Open on Sunday, but in true Michelle Wie fashion she is optimistic about putting a win under her belt in the near future.  One thing she is happy about is her improved putting game, especially in pressure situations.Michelle averaged just 28.3 putts per round at Newport.

“…I really feel like I showed this week that I can really putt because I made putts when I needed to.  And I felt like the speed of my putts were the best ever, and I feel like my game is getting better and better” Michelle remarked on Sunday.

Sunday will go down as one of the longest final days of Women’s US Open history.  To play golf at such a high level for 11 hours is a feat in itself.  Michelle showed she has what it takes to hang with the best women in the world.  You’ve got wonder how long it will be before she starts totally dominating them.  Maybe by her senior prom?

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