She may be next Tiger Woods (make that Tigress Woods). I believe she is only 16.
Posted on 07/13/2005 12:51:52 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Michelle Wie just won her first-round match play match at the men's USGA Public Links Championship. After falling two holes down early in the match, she pulled even and then birdied the 18th hole to defeat collegiate player Will Claxton.
Who is Michelle Wie?
Man, I would HATE to be Will Claxton.
That girl can play though.
Bushs fault. Rove should be fired. You said you'd fire anyone who one the first round, GWB!!!!!
Bushs fault. Rove should be fired. You said you'd fire anyone who one the first round, GWB!!!!!
Breaking Par? Yes.
Breaking News? No.
NOT Breaking News
It's hard not to notice a 15 year old girl who can drive a golf ball 300 yards.
Me, I'm just happy to land in something the color green.
She may be next Tiger Woods (make that Tigress Woods). I believe she is only 16.
You got beat by a little girl! :D
If she were to go on to win the title, it would be the biggest "high profile" upset in all of sport.
Good line! I would say it qualifies as breaking news, though. Wie has become a societal phenomenon that goes beyond mere sport and has interested millions of people including many non-sports fan.
Maybe I'm a bit biased since I am a golf nut and a Wie fan.
Some 14, 15 year-old kid that can whack a little ball into a hole in the ground.
She is the little piggy's favorite, because he went "Wie! Wie! Wie!" all the way home.
She carded 5 birdies to his two. Makes me think she was pounding it by him. 15 years old and female. Ouch. Once in a generation talent perhaps.
He said yesterday he wasn't afraid to play her, and not afraid to lose.
nice job. she'll get plenty of press from this.
It is breaking news in the sense that it JUST happened. I was following the live scoring on the USGA web site and posted it within a couple minutes of the score going final. I realize it's not earth-shaking, but as mentioned in another post, I do think her exploits are of a significance going beyond sport and of interest to millions of people who normally could care less about golf.
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