"Michelle Wie: First pro tournament, she got away with unofficial cheating once -- hitting it in a bush and finagling a free drop by claiming an aversion to bees. So, she tried to cheat more blatantly the next time she found foliage, and was turned in by Sports Illustrated's Michael Bamberger. Congratulations to him, since no one else was willing to give this brat a comeuppance."
http://www.startribune.com/stories/508/5745130.html
You might approve of the Euroweenies who are afraid to play against the girls.
MICHELLE WIE could be banned from competing on the European Tour if a committee vote goes against her early next year.
The Tournament Players Committee will meet in January when they are expected to discuss the issue of allowing Wie and other leading female golfers to tee-up in full European Tour events.
Jean Van de Velde revealed the matter will be on the table for initial discussion at a December 20 meeting of the European Tour Board of Directors.
The Frenchman, who recently demanded to be allowed to tee-up in next year's Women's British Open, is a member of the Board but will skip the meeting to be present at the birth of his third child.
And don't forget that she just loves Slick Willie.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/golf/10/30/wie.clinton.ap/
"It was really awesome," Wie said. "It was really cool to see a former president."
you're just jellous that you don't have an ounce of her talent, as was the idiot from SI.
She's got tremendous talent no doubt, but she knows she won't make any money - or lasting fame - beating the girls. She's made no secret that she wants to be the first woman to play in the Masters and she gears her schedule toward winning tournaments that will get her a free invite. I don't believe she has a chance to win it but the publicity will be enormous if she does get in. Annika Sorenstam, the best women's golfer ever, played The Colonial a couple years back, missed the cut and admitted it was too much course for her. I guess I'm really just disgusted by the publicity-grubbing stunt she's pulling.
Pat Reusse's annual Turkey of the Year column is easily the best thing written in the Red-Star Tribune.
You can pop the champagne. Michelle went bogey, bogey on the last 2 holes to miss the cut by 1 shot.
USGA decisions on the rules of golf 1-4/10 reads, "1-4/10 Dangerous Situation; Rattlesnake or Bees Interfere with Play
Q. A player’s ball comes to rest in a situation dangerous to the player, e.g., near a live rattlesnake or a bees’ nest. Does the player have any options in addition to playing the ball as it lies or, if applicable, proceeding under Rule 26 or 28?
A. Yes. It is unreasonable to expect the player to play from such a dangerous situation and unfair to require the player to incur a penalty under Rule 26 (Water Hazards) or Rule 28 (Ball Unplayable).
In equity (Rule 1-4), as an additional option the player should be permitted, without penalty, to drop a ball on the nearest spot not nearer the hole which is not dangerous.
If the ball lay in a hazard, it should be dropped, if possible, in the same hazard and, if not, in a similar nearby hazard, but in either case not nearer the hole. If it is not possible for the player to drop the ball in a hazard, he may drop it, under penalty of one stroke, outside the hazard, keeping the point where the original ball lay between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped.
If it is clearly unreasonable for the player to play a stroke because of interference by anything other than the dangerous situation he may not take relief as prescribed above, but he is not precluded from proceeding under Rule 26 or 28."
I'm not as familiar with the circumstances surrounding the second incident that you cite. But clearly, in the first instance she was entitled to relief.
Get over it.