Michelle Wie Blog

Michelle Wie has the European Master’s and the 84 Lumber Classic under her belt now - but neither are tournaments she would like to remember. She finished Friday’s round 2 of the tournament dead last, shooting a dismal 81 for a total of 14 over par for 2 rounds.In her past 99 holes, she has had seven birdies, and is 34-over par. But it still does not seem to faze Wie. She is still confident she can compete against the men and will have another shot to do so at the Casio World Open in Japan in November.

As things get worse, the pressure has to be more for Michelle. Now everyone is not betting on whether she will actually make the cut, but rather how many strokes she will miss it by. Ultimately, the quest for the PGA tour may hurt her in the long run.

Here we go again. The 84 Lumber Classic will be held this weekend in Farmington Pennsylvania where Michelle Wie will attempt to compete with the men of the PGA. She is 0-5 in doing so this year. Rumor has it that there is a large billboard inside the main entrance to the resort containing pictures of just two of the contestants-Michelle Wie and John Daly. This is in a field that contains five Ryder Cup golfers and even past major winners.

Now correct me if I’m wrong, but where do they get off featuring the mugs of two golfers who haven’t won much of anything this year? It seems the world of golf has fallen into the same trap that all media has succumbed to these days, and that is pushing hype and sensationalism over quality. If I were last year’s winner of this tournament, I would be pretty pissed off. To be overshadowed by a 16-year-old who has never won a tournament and a somewhat washed up compulsive gambler who has had less than a stellar year, if not career, is pretty brutal.

But golf is entertainment right? People are not concerned so much with top-quality golfers so much as they are with the spectacle of watching a 16 year old girl try to compete with men, or John Daly snacking 325 yard drives with a cigarette in his mouth. Michelle brings the unusual to the table, and John Daly brings spectators the “good ole boy” factor to golf.

Thank goodness we have Tiger Woods to keep the bar high, and to keep us coming out to the golf course to strive for perfection. Either way you look at it, the ones who ultimately benefit are the golfers themselves in the form of higher purses and more endorsements. It should be an interesting weekend.