Paula Creamer's sophomore slump continues at Bighorn: Yet she's still better than Michelle Wie
Add commentsPaula Creamer couldn’t keep up when Annika Sorenstam made her move at the Samsung World Championship. While Sorenstam was going six under in the third round, Creamer only managed an even par 72.
And so Creamer’s sophomore season flatline on the LPGA Tour continues. After four wins worldwide as a rookie, Creamer has gone winless this year. She’ll play well one round, OK another, medicore in others. There is no one tournament where Creamer’s put it all together in 2006.
And you know what?
Paula Creamer’s still better than Michelle Wie. Today, tomorrow and likely forever.
While Creamer has gone through letdown adjustments of a sophomore slump that many pros in a number of sports experience, Wie has turned herself into a virtual punchline.
It’s not just that Wie is winless in years of playing pro events now. It’s the increasingly whiny excuses coming out of her own mouth.
We’ve heard a lot more about the Winless Wonders’ endless string of “bad breaks” than about Creamer’s wrist injury. One that had her wearing a brace to shield the strained ligaments.
“It definitely affected my summer,” Creamer told the New York Times. “But those are things you have to overcome and deal with. I did a lot of rehab with it, a lot of wrist exercises, and it got better on its own.”
Things you have to overcome … imagine that. Sometimes it’s not just those annoying Golf God dudes messing with you as Wie makes it seem tournament after tournament after tournament.
Paula Creamer is having an off year. And she’s still moved even further ahead of Michelle Wie.
Who would have ever thought it?
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Same tune and tired old lyrics . Just
rinse and repeat for more blog hits.
Why not try a new dance, Chris? I'm quite sure that at this point in time, everyone
who gives a shit, knows your true feelings
on this tired subject.
Why not try some real journalism for
a change.
so you shoot the messenger????
Her parents, her sponsors, and the media are to blame for ruining this poor kid and turning her into a quivering mess. She needs to take a year off of the professional tours and get her shit back together, learn some composure, study the rule book, dress appropriately, and graduate high school before trying to conquer golf again.
Wegman's (tied for 67th)
Mt. Vintage (tied for 71st)
U.S. Women's Open (missed the cut)
We're optimistic that MW will beat Creamer's mark in the coming year.
over 700K in earnings is a train wreck?
er right. You people expect anybody to
take you seriously, you better at least
dip your little toe in reality.
MW had good results at the beginning of the
year but "right now" she is not.
Is she playing better or worse than she was at the beginning of the year?
And what were you all predicting for her when the season started? Did she meet those expectations?
Calling this year anything but a huge disappointment is revisionist history by the Wie Warriors. They expected multiple wins, at least one major, and global domination. wheat they got was a fragile teen crumbling under pressure, spending more time getting favorable rulings from intimidated marshalls than hoisting trophies.
"Again, the Creamer record as a 17 yr. old pro is:
Wegman's (tied for 67th)
Mt. Vintage (tied for 71st)
U.S. Women's Open (missed the cut)"
Again, you are wrong. Paula Creamer turned 17 on August 5th, 2003. She was 16 years old in each of the tournaments that you mentioned.
Try 2004 stats instead, you moron!
Some months of her career are better than others? Well, DUH!!!
"Michelle Wie has posted the best results for a 16 or 17 year old pro golfer in the 100+ year history of the pro game."
That's pretty good seeing as how she just turned 17 last week.
Ghet Rheel, do you ever admit when you are wrong?
Here's Creamer's record in LPGA events at age 17 - it is now clear that MW blew away Creamer's record at 16 yrs old.
3/28/04 Kraft Nabisco T-45
6/20/04 ShopRite LPGA Classic T-2
6/27/04 Wegmans Rochester LPGA 13
7/4/04 U.S. Women's Open T-13
7/11/04 Canadian Women's Open T-18
Winning is everything to these amateur hacks and a successful year is measured by the number of wins no matter what their age or experience would be.
Michelle's only problems right now are over coaching and over reaching for success. Every golfer goes through a period when their game slumps and they try too hard to regain their form.
The best golfers in the world have faced this challenge and worked to regain their form. How about Karrie and Se Ri this year or one Eldick Woods who regained his form of 2000.
It happens, so get over it already.
The Good: Consistent high finishes during the early part of the year, including three top 5's in the the four majors. A great run for any golfer regardless of age or gender.
The Bad: Her pattern of getting close in these events, but not winning and her even more alarming tendency to make shall we say questionable plays during crunch time. An alarming lack of knowledge of the rules of golf.
The Ugly: Her attempts to compete against the men, which resulted in two consecutive last place finishes. It is obvious to all that she should try beating the women before she takes her undeveloped game to the next level.
My advice to Michelle would be to dump Leadbetter, ditch the idea of playing with the men for now and focus on beating the women, Lorena Ochoa should be enough of a challenge for many years to come. I would also, as a Public Relations person work with her on her post round interviews, which are beginning to border on the insane. Michelle when you lose a tournament by 21 strokes, you and your game are not close, it was not bad breaks, and it is most definitely not awesome--You can admit that you are not playing well and that there is a problem with your game, people will actually like and respect you more for your honesty.
"I would also, as a Public Relations person work with her on her post round interviews, which are beginning to border on the insane. "
And kudos to Lorena Ochoa for acknowledging that luck as well as good play were crucial to her defeating Annika.
However, in return, I hope you will acknowledge that it is foolish to make this type of comparison because no junior golfer has ever been given as many opportunities as MW has.
"Correction noted."
Good. Now that we have the facts straight, I will acknowledge that MW has had the most successful year of any 16 year old in the LPGA.
However, in return, I hope you will acknowledge that it is foolish to make this type of comparison because no junior golfer has ever been given as many opportunities as MW has.
sorry journey through the dark side of
the human soul. Yes, there are some good
and reasonable people here, and on related
blogs about Michelle Wie, but the main
message that comes through all too loud
is the pathetic need of so many to take
joy in tearing apart a 16 year old super
talented athlete we should all be wishing
well. Michelle Wie's upbeat rendering
of her performance may piss your off, but
she is just trying to keep her head
above water like EVERY other golfer when
they play badly --- including Tiger.
Paula Creamer has enough class to not
want to be put in opposition to MW, so
let's just stop this now.
Michelle Wie's play is going downhill so
rapidly that I wonder whether her
confidence is already severely broken.
Look folks, what we want is for her to do
well, and all of the preying media and bloggers
should think carefully about
contributing to the undoing of anyone
with this much talent, whether MW, PC,
or MP, or whoever. She is in trouble, and
needs good advice, the right help, and to
clear her head --- because the only
thing left in the way of her blowing
everyone off the course is her head (see
last round performances under pressure),
and that is the most fragile part of the
game, right? In the meantime, stop
revelling in her failures.
One more thing: if you respond to this
with a blizzard of passive-aggressive
crap thrown at me, you will have missed
the point.
LPGA players. This is true--but the she
is not Michelle Wie; she is Gwlays Nocera,
the LET representative. Gwladys not only
finished last, behind Michelle Wie and
every LPGA player in the event, she
finished 12 shots behind the next to last
place player.
Hopefully, the hype will now all die down and she can go try to beat the chicks before she comes back and trys to make a cut on the men's tour. She's not there yet, physically or emotionally. She really does need to jump out of the fantasy land her handlers have created and get real. It's one thing to keep your chin up and keep a positive attitude; but it's quite another to continually make excuses or fool yourself about how you're playing. Her post round interviews are so full of crap you'd think she was an outhouse.
"hehehehe, I know I'm 4 over but I think I've got a really good round in me." What would that be, a 75?
criticism of MW onto someone else. You must
be a politician 'cause you do this so oftern.
I'm outta here, it might be catching.
This may be the dumbest comment you've made all day. No one is GIVEN anything. The vast majority of the public recognizes MW's unique talent and her millions of fans pay PLENTY to see her play - mostly in ad revenues generated by loyal viewers. For every one of you obsessed Grinches who long to see this young woman fail, hundreds of thousands of fans cheer her on and pay her fare. We're happy to do it. You don't like it? Who cares.
get feminists to bash a girl who wants to
compete against the men.
Has the press asked Stamminger his opinion on all this phony Wie bashing? Would love to hear his answer.
Wie-Wee LPGA Wins: 0
Michelle Wie worldwide wins: 0
Paula Creamer failed attempts vs. men: 0
Michelle Wie failed attempts vs. men: 11
Creamer and Wie are both exceptional young pro golfers. Both will likely have outstanding careers. This hateful petty little contention exists chiefly in the shriveled cortex of Baldwin and his groupies.
Hooray for Creamer! Hooray for Wie! May they both have long and productive careers! And, may Baldwin and his obedient little bitches find a life. I mean that sincerely and in the warmest and kindest way.
As you may or may not understand, wod can have several distinctly different meanings. The meaning in my post was clear, but let me splell it out for you. Look to to meaning 2, c... "A man considered to be weak or contemptible."
bitch n.
1. A female canine animal, especially a dog.
2. Offensive
a. A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.
b. A lewd woman.
c. A man considered to be weak or contemptible.
3. Slang A complaint.
4. Slang Something very unpleasant or difficult.
v. bitched, bitch·ing, bitch·es
You display further confusion. I'm not "truly upset" about Michelle or any other young woman. I am, however, disgusted that little bitches like you (see definition 2, c.) think it is perfectly OK to heap abuse on teenaged girls.
Eat shit and die. Please contact me if the meaning of the last sentence is in any way unclear to you.
Sock Puppet Temper:
As you may or may not understand, words can have several distinctly different meanings. The meaning in my post was clear, but let me spell it out for you. Look to to meaning 2, c... "A man considered to be weak or contemptible."
bitch n.
1. A female canine animal, especially a dog.
2. Offensive
a. A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.
b. A lewd woman.
c. A man considered to be weak or contemptible.
3. Slang A complaint.
4. Slang Something very unpleasant or difficult.
v. bitched, bitch·ing, bitch·es
You display further confusion. I'm not "truly upset" about Michelle or any other young woman. I am, however, disgusted that little bitches like you (see definition 2, c.) think it is perfectly OK to heap abuse on teenaged girls.
Eat shit and die. Please contact me if the meaning of the last sentence is in any way unclear to you.
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Someone please tell Herr Alex that his Grand Wizard is calling him.
Why, .... There is Wie-Wee at 17th. Hum, that is probably a fair ranking...17th.
Michelle Wie is just another good female golfer and it's all she'll ever be.
The comment on bigotry wasn't directed at you. But hey, if the shoe fits, wear it!
The Bible says. Don't cast your pearls
before swine.
You know what Wie critics are like. Most
Wie supporters are still supporting Wie,
but not posting too often right now. Next
year if Wie wins the Samsung World
Championship, perhaps John D. will be
saying Wie deerves the number one ranking.
I agree with the school of thought that Michelle will begin to have her "A" game working at about age 22 - the same age most golf legends blossom. That gives the Grinches until the year 2011 to tell everyone that they "knew all along" that MW was a great champion.
Any events MW wins between now and 2011 are icing on the cake.
Unlike your predictions for MW, my 2011 call is based on the long history of the game of golf. Palmer, Nicklaus, Woods, Jones, Hogan, Nelson, etc. and etc., first achieved their "A" game form at about age 21 to 22. I ask you. What pro golfer since 1900 achieved their top form at age 16 or 17?
"…challenging people to fights"? What nonsense. Never happened.
You Grinches verbally attack every person who posts anything positive about Michelle. It is a long established pattern. If someone tosses an occasional insult back at you, then you come unraveled. Pathetic, but predictable.
Juvenile law is quite different from other forms. If you are relying on the geriatric-junior-partner for your legal protection against verbal abuse that could be construed as damaging to a child, ask him for a letter of indemnification... and good luck. By the way, the "anonymous veil" of the internet is imaginary. With some elementary hacking, a good forensic computer tech can identify you in six to eight seconds max. Have a great day.
Of course, as soon as the novelty wears off and the hype recedes, she'll be just another good chick golfer and nobody will care anymore. But she will be very rich.
So as a fan not blinded by the hype, please understand if we don't drop to our knees and bow at the mention of her as you Wie Warriors do. Really, does anyone even watch women's golf?
By lending credence to these neanderthals you propagate their entertainment.
Michelle had a very fine first year as a professional golfer with some bad outings at the beginning and end. Five top fives in a row with three of them coming in a LPGA major is a remarkable feat for a golfer of any age and unheard of for a sixteen year old.
I once asked the opposition to name one other player who had accomplished this feat as a professional golfer and their keyboards fell silent.
Wie supporters put forth facts or statistics and they put forth venomous attacks on a teenager.
They are void of any class wouldn't you say Ghett?
One-Putt
The word dim-witted comes to mind in describing the Grinches. They show a hack's grasp of the game. To believe that a 16 or 17 year old will not vastly improve his or her game is pathetically naive. Further, for Baldwin to say that Creamer is in a slump shows his ignorance of the game. Creamer will also gain momentum in the next few years. Baldwin should stick to pimping golf course condos - he may actually know something about that. Baldwin actually predicted that Michelle will never win an LPGA event! What a fool.
Oh, One-Putt, I think "Ford" wants to be called "Arnie" of "Chuck Schick" now... something like that. CS does make one good point - dump Ledbetter. Hank Haney is the top swing coach now.
They seem to become more and more obtuse when pressed for facts.
This wouldn't be a problem if she were not the recipient of a worldwide marketing/ad/media campaign billing her as someone who would easily dominate the women's game and contend against men.
I have seen many a "Wie Grinch" acknowledge that she posseses a world of talent and potential, but have yet to see a "Wie Fanatic" admit that her game and development have been greatly exagerated.
Grinches can't name any pro golfers who hit their stride before 21 or 22. Grinches can't name any pro golfer in the history of the game with a better record than Wie at age 16 or 17. To the Grinches, not winning at age 16 somehow equates with failure. I repeat, they're dim-witted.
I know it drives them crazy, but for any reasonable person, Michelle has at least until 2011 to roll out her "A" game. You know, like every other great pro golfer in the history of the game.
One thing puzzles me. Who benefits from the Grinches' constant abuse of golf's brightest rising star? Apart from Adidas, of course.
One-Putt, If there is anything such as internet fellatio, you have performed it."
Perhaps Alex.... now that you have achieved self gratification through my innocuous posting, you will be able to type with both hands.
Judging by the absurd tenor of Alex's comments, he has been, and always will be, a one-handed typist.
In addition to the complexities of the full swing and other strokes, there is far too much depth of knowledge (course knowledge, course management, composure, etc.) to be mastered before about the age of 22.
Grinches - Try to be patient. You must wait until Oct of 2011 before your Grinch rantings have any shred of validity in light of the history of the game.
Don't take my word for it, just check out her driving stats when she carried a TaylorMade driver in her bag.
On the LPGA tour there might be a handful of women who still play forged blade irons. Why play irons that have a sweetspot the size of a dime when you can play irons with a sweetspot the size of a half dollar?
A misshit with a forged iron is quite ugly, while one with a cavity back is either short or long and somewhere near the green.
The only reason to play forged would be when you hit it "perfect" they outdistance other irons. Distance is really not much of a factor on LPGA courses.
Tiger overcame his inferior driver with brute strength and creativity developed over the years. It just wouldn't be fair to the tour if he dropped an R7 in his bag.
Maybe Michelle could paint the bottom of a R7 yellow and drop one in her bag to improve her accuracy and confidence off the tee?
1. Pro golfers begin to achieve their "A" game at age 22 or so, not 16 or 17.
No pro golfer in the history of the game has matched Michelle's record at age 16 or 17.
Baldwin and his pathetic bitches (see definition 2 c. above) will continue to try to convince themselves that they alone have all the answers about the game of golf. Yeah, right.
Relax, 2011 will roll around soon enough.
turned pro at 14 in Korea.
Nike has other irons besides the ones
Wie is using--and indeed, on the internet
they seem to be trying to get rid of
the forged blade irons, at a special
sale price they won't tell you until you
add it to the cart.
The fact that Michelle has been using
clubs that are obviously the wrong clubs
for her on the LPGA with a view to
developing her ability to be able to
compete on the PGA down the road is
something that should convince people
that she has been serious about trying
to compete against the men at the highest
level. But perhaps now is the time to
sacrifice a little length and use some
of the other clubs in the Nike line.
Maybe it is time for Michelle to join the majority and win some tournaments. It did surprise me when I also discovered many of these players drop an R7 in their bag for a driver. No Sasquatch sightings in their bags. They left the brick on a rope at home.
Ghet SurRheel, You fashion yourself as a big man with statistics. Tell me, how many professional golfers have there been of either sex at age 16? Okay, 16 or 17? If you can think of any, how many sponsors' exemptions did they receive in order to compile their tournament records? This should be interesting."
So who is twisting the arms of tournamernt selection officials to offer an exemption in the first place Alex?
I believe Michelle received at least three other offers for an exemption over the season and maybe more we didn't hear about.
Do the tournaments have anything to gain by offering an exemption to Michelle over a PGA or LPGA bottom feeder?
Alex....the Don Quijote of Golf Blogs everywhere.
Morgan Pressel:
22 professional starts with no victories.
Number of times Pressel has finished ahead of Wie when in the same field as a professional: Zero
Pressel's earnings as a professional:
$451,685 while averaging $20,351 per event, placing her at 22nd on the LPGA/ADT money list.
Top tens in LPGA Majors as a professional: Zero.
The Grinches pretend to "sound the gong" on MW at age 17. Silly bitches.
"A man considered to be weak or contemptible."
Any "man" who would openly and publicly harass a teenaged girl is, by all counts, both "weak" and "contemptible". The shoe fits you, Grinches... and you're wearing it.
An Associated Press story has estimated MW's earnings as a 16 year old at 20 million (up from a previous estimate of 10). Isn't it time for one of those heartfelt Grinch lectures on the evils of "filthy lucre"? Or maybe the one on how her dad is "doin'r wrong"?
Talk's cheap. But those few who "put their money where their mouth is" seem to think that a business association with MW is a wise investment. We'll all see by the year 2011 or so.
I love the way the Grinches criticize MW's interviews. They show a complete void in knowledge of sports psychology. These hacks probably beat themselves up endlessly for every little mistake they make on the course... they think pros should do the same... talk about clueless!
I wonder if it ever occurred to the Grinches that Michelle knows a hell of a lot more about her game than they do. On second thought, I'm certain that never occurred to them.
You are quick to point out the ignorance of those who disagree with your point of view regarding Michelle Wie, but you show your complete lack of impartiality everytime you make these fawning statements.
The truth is that the true level of Michelle Wie's accomplishments and game fall somewhere in-between the "Grinches" and the "Fanatics". Michelle's career has been far from a failure to this point, but she is not as she was billed either. Those who say that she will dominate the LPGA tour and contend on the PGA tour are delusional, as are those that think that she will never win anything and be a huge bust.
Further, MW focuses on the positives of her game. Smart girl. Only hacks carry around all their errors for everlasting self-flagellation. Mickelson stewed in his blunders for a while this summer. How'd it work for him?
Hundreds of amateurs over the years have gotten exemptions for LPGA events. None have come close to Wie's success at ages 13, 14, 15, or 16.
By the way, Woods made his first PGA cut at age 19. That gives MW about three seasons to meet that mark.
Adult Grinches jealous of the fame of a teenaged girl... how very weak and contemptible.
"By the way, Woods made his first PGA cut at age 19. That gives MW about three seasons to meet that mark."
GR....You love to repeat that comparison to Tiger, don't you? Fine, I will give you that.
Tiger didn't make his first cut until he was 19 years and a little over 3 months old, that gives MW two years and a few months to make her first PGA cut and be the "next" Tiger Woods.
What you fail to mention though, is that Tiger made his first cut at the Masters. He then followed it up with two PGA tour wins at the age of 20 to go along with 7 top 10 finishes (out of 13 tries). Oh, and by the way, he then won the Masters at the age of 21.
In order to match Tiger, MW only has 2 more tries to make the cut at the Masters before she is too old, and she only has less than 4 more years to secure her first PGA tour victory.
So....just how far are you willing to go out on a limb with your Tiger Woods comparisons?
Hogan - 27
Snead - 25
Woods - 20
Sorenstam - 24
Average age - 24
Wie will turn 24 in 2013. That's about seven years from now. Shall I listen to a few sad little Grinches and dismiss MW at age 17 (never mind 7 top ten’s in Majors)? Or shall I take notice of the track record of the world's greatest golfers and enjoy watching Wie's ascent in the next seven years or so? Think I'll keep my money on Wie.
Let's see if the Grinch's can actually see the future as they constantly claim. Grinches - Who will play in the upcoming SuperBowl? What will the score be? Who will win? Who's the MVP? Crystal ball in the shop for repairs? Thought so.
"Wie will turn 24 in 2013."
GR......It's really hard to make a point when no one is able to keep you on topic.
First, you made a MW vs Tiger Woods comparison, then while defending yourself, you bring up Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, and Annika Sorenstam.
If you have an argument to make, then make it, and stick to it. Or admit when you are wrong.
As you love to point out, MW has had a more successful junior career in the pro ranks than any other junior golfer.
DUH! Even Tiger only played in 4 PGA events prior to turning 18 and he didn't play in his first event until after he turned 17.
You simply cannot repeatedly defend MW's unique path to the professional ranks, that no one else has ever taken, while at the same time, using those unique results to diefy Michelle Wie.
Tiger never played on the PGA tour at the age of 16. Just because MW has, does not make her a better golfer.
You take Michelle Wie. I will take Tiger any day, anytime, anywhere.
The only thing they have in common...is Nike sponsorship.
Like most Wie fans, I'm a big Woods fan, too. Also a fan of Sorenstam, Pak, Creamer, Love, Wier, and many others. See no need to pick only one, but if that's what floats yer boat, go for it!
When will Wie develop her mature "A" game? You'd have to be a moron to think at age 15, 16, 17, or 18. Nearly all good pros begin to find their game at about 22. For MW that would be in the year 2011. The age for a first pro win for legends like Hogan, Woods, Snead, and Sorenstam averages to 24 years old. That would be 2013. So between 2011 and 2013 would be reasonable (unless your brain is pickled).
You Griches can't have it both ways. You claim she can't hold a candle to the legends mentioned above (avg. age of first win, 24). Yet you presume to claim that she somehow does not deserve to have until age 22 to 24 to polish and perfect her skills.
I'm curious... about what time do you Grinches usually get stinkin' drunk? Maybe try posting in the morning... after the hangover goes away and before the shakes hit you.
Love ya. Mean it.
Simple logic also seems to distress the Grinches. If the average age for a golf legend's first pro win is 24, shouldn't Michelle have until age 24 to develop her "A" game?
Do the third-grade math boys, its not that complicated.
Again, I ask, if golfing legends have an average age of 24 for their first win, shouldn't we wait 'til Michelle is 24 before we PRESUME to judge what her "A" game may be? Makes sense, doesn't it?
MichellWie.com is STILL "under construction". Ken Sunshine and William Morris are again asleep at the wheel. SONY, Nike, B.J. - better light a fire under these guys. Much of MW's internet image is being defined by Grinches.
No functioning website after a full year of representation? Sounds like grounds to break a contract to me.
Ghet
Cut them a little slack it's hard to fill a website with content that just doesn't exist. There are only so many glamour shot photos of Michelle and her "sparkly" watch.
I would be willing to bet that they have the career wins section taken care of: Age 11 Jennie K. Wilson title, age 13 USGA Women's Public Links title...that didn't take long.
1. Set HUGELY unrealistically high benchmarks for teenaged girls and then brutally castigate them when they don't meet said marks.
2. Stake out a never-ending presence on blogs like these, and verbally abuse any supporter of the targeted teen.
One wonders why.
However, the fact remains that REAL BENCHMARKS set by the all-time golf legends are the only ones that matter. If Michelle gats her "A" game cooking by age 24 she'll be in perfect unison with most golf legends. Anything she accomplishes prior to age 24 is icing on the cake.
Michelle, these clowns will always be around. Learn to tune them out. They're just a fact of life... like cockroaches, rats, mosquitos, etc. If you win 3 Majors in one year they'll scream that you've failed because you didn't win four. They are blathering idiots. Let others deal with them. You ignore them as best you can.
You are paying a PR firm and an agent big bucks. It doesn't hurt to have your dad give them a kick in the butt once in a while.
Sorenstam - 7
Wie - 6
Kerr - 5
Inkster - 4
Ochoa - 4
Webb - 3
Pak - 2
Creamer - 1
Lincicome - 1
Pressel - 1
Wie all washed up? Are you Grinches insane? No, really, that's a serious question. Are ya? Hey, insane would be better than stupid.
tournaments at age 9. She did win the
national WAPL at 13, and this past year
she did win her Local Qualifier for the
US Open against the men. Alex must not
think much of men's golf in America if
he considers a typical American girl's
Junior Tournament to be more competitive
than a Local US Open Qualifier.