[GB]

I repeat what I said earlier in the thread ... she has the skill set to be a dominant female golfer; the problem is that some people are trying to sell her as something more, as evidenced by pushing her into PGA events now, and IMHO that does her a disservice.

[Mr. Bird]

Sorry for such a late reply...while I agree that the selling of Wie has put her into professional (and amateur) situations that would lead us to think she's been given too much to chew, it's absolutely impossible for you, me, Butch Harmon, or Gladys Kravitz to determine the effects on Wie's development.

Let kids be kids? Maybe. But maybe that's balderdash. Sportswriters (those enlightened wretches), believe that Wie should "learn how to win". That's crap, in my opinion. They use Woods as the reason for such a philosophy, when it is clear Woods is the anomoly when considering the proper preparation of young athletes.

Like it or not, successful athletes can, and have, been fashioned through parental terror, deprivation of normal childhood experience, and a focus on repetitive training leadng to optimal "on field" performance.

Michelle Wie is an extraordinary golfer who has already reaped a fortune; no disservice has been done to her. She will either be a rich, celebrated champion; or a rich, non-celebrated professional athlete.

You state she has the "skill set to be a dominant female golfer." Where have you been? She already is....