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Michelle Wie at LPGA Championship: "Women's intuition" made her withdraw at Ginn
Tuesday June 5, 2007 | 18:14:55 385 words, 6599 views
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. - Michelle Wie now wants everyone to know about her wrist injury. Wie opened her press conference at the LPGA Championship this afternoon with an unprompted, long-winded explanation of her actions at the Ginn Tribute. Wie says that she actually tweaked her wrist on the 10th hole and should have withdrawn then. As the free world now knows, Wie didn’t quit until she was on her 17th tee (the eighth on the course), 14 over par, two bogeys from having the 88 rule and a LPGA Tour-year ban go into effect. “I should have stopped playing when I tweaked it on the 10th hole,” Wie said. “But as stubborn as I am, I just kept on playing. It was my first event (back from injury) and I was like, ‘Hell no, I’m not quitting. I can do better than that.’ And I just kept on going, but I regret not quitting before.” Wie called the talk about her quitting to avoid the 88 rule, “just ridiculous.” She says she took Friday off after withdrawing from the Ginn and then was out on Bulle Rock - the LPGA Championship course - practicing Saturday. Wie also revealed that doctors told her she cannot injure the wrist further by playing. “My doctor said that it’s totally fine, I can totally play and I won’t hurt it anymore,” Wie said. “My bone is completely healed.” Which brought up natural follow up questions of why quit with two holes left in the first round of the Ginn if there was no chance of hurting the wrist further. Annika Sorenstam is wondering right along with the media. “I needed to get ice on it,” Wie said by way of explanation. “I needed to stop playing for that day. I expire after a certain amount of shots.” Wie offered more reasoning that left some head scratching. “It was my decision,” she said. “It was my women’s intuition, shall you say, to shut it down, because I felt something was not right with my body and I just needed to work on it a little bit.” Wie and the LPGA Tour are no doubt expecting her work will last 72 holes this majors week. For a complete story and column on the Wie day one of the LPGA Championship, stay tuned to WorldGolf.com tomorrow morning. 
Comments:
Comment from: Stanley [Visitor]
The way most of this will be sorted is for Wie's clubs to do the talking.
She came out in her press conference, discussed things like her injury that people complained she hadn't talked about, but the complaints go from one thing to another. There are certain sections of the media that have it in for her and they have kept trying to come up with new things to complain about. At least there is Chris Baldwin the unbiased reporter who will be reporting from the lpga championship!!!!!!!!! 
2007-06-05 @ 19:45
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Stanley,
The media do not have to come up with things to complain about. Bubbles supplies all the ammo they need. Her and her entourage. Even superstar Annika thinks she's a three-star phony.
2007-06-05 @ 20:08
Comment from: Stanley [Visitor]
Alex,
Annika didn't say any such thing.
2007-06-05 @ 20:24
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member]
· http://www.buffalogolfer.com
Alex of Hyperbole, Montana. He's fun to interpret.
2007-06-05 @ 21:01
Comment from: Art [Visitor]
All You Wiebots sure suffer from Denial self-deception and delusion.
How can you keep thinking She is for real. Her thinking is so askew, it was way overdue for someone to question her integrity. She has even lost track of her lies. She is now contradicting herself at an even greater pace than before. Bubble's mind and Emotions are in such conflict and Turmoil She will probably wiff the golf Ball, let alone hit a fairway. She will probably show up with a cast on her arm..
2007-06-05 @ 21:16
Comment from: Jim C [Visitor]
Was Michelle Wie hurt? Yes. Did Michelle Wie have a legitimate reason for withdrawing thst had nothing to do with the 88 Rule? Yes. Would Michelle Wie have witdrawn even if she had been 14 under with a good chance of shooting a 58 instead of 14 over with a good chance of shooting an 88? No. Even at 14 over would she have withdrawn at that point if not for the rule of 88? Probably not. But she still had a legitimate reason for withdrawing that had nothing to do with the rule of 88.
Allow me to put it this way. Nancy Lopez was 19 over for 36 holes at the Ginn Open, and Michelle was 14 over for 16 holes at the Ginn Tribute. Nancy has done much better than Michelle so far this year. Unless we assume that Michelle Wie's performance was seriously hampered by injury, we should feel safe predicting that Nancy Lopez will ourperform Michelle Wie in this year's LPGA Championship. I am putting down that prediction on behalf of all the people who are criticizing Michelle Wie.
2007-06-05 @ 21:28
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Jim C,
On another thread, you said that as far as you were concerned, Bubbles was as good a bet as anyone in the field to win the LPGA championship. Yeah, sure. In her last two outings on the LPGA tour, Bubbles finisheda five over par 17th in a 20-player field, and withdrew after being 14 over in 16 holes. That's it. Period. In the field we have three time winners Se Ri and Annika, Karrie, another major winner, Juli, and all the winners of LPGA events since the last LPGA championship, and you think that non-winner, Bubbles is as good as any, even better than Lorena, the present world number one. Jimbo, don't ever take that type of logic to the betting windows at a racetrack.
2007-06-05 @ 21:47
Comment from: Jim C [Visitor]
Alex
Yes I think Wie is as good a bet as any. If you think there is someone who is a better bet name her. Including all the winners since the last LPGA Championship you are naming about 20 players. I'm willing to concede that the odds the winner will be one of those 20 is better than the odds of the winner being any one specific player--but I ask you to name one player you think has a better shot. Unless you do I will take your pick to be the first player you named, Se Ri Pak. Fair enough?
2007-06-05 @ 23:06
Comment from: Jim C [Visitor]
Alex
If you think 3 time winners of the LPGA Championship are a good bet, you might like to know there is another one in the field you didn't mention. Nancy Lopez.
2007-06-05 @ 23:19
Comment from: Art [Visitor]
I am watching Michelle on The Golf Channel.
She's finished as I have stated before. Seeing her Robotic emotions convinces me even more that She's done. You can not be that way and play good golf at the same time. You can play instinct sports with those non-Emotions, but not golf which requires the mind getting involved.
2007-06-06 @ 02:42
Comment from: John D [Visitor]
Any bets as to which hole Wie-Wee will DROP OUT on this week?
2007-06-06 @ 05:26
Comment from: One-Putt [Visitor]
And some of you wonder why Michelle aspires to play on the men's tour. At least they keep their nails short.
2007-06-06 @ 07:14
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Jim C,
As far as my picking a player who has a better shot at the title than Bubbles, I'm glad you asked. You don't have to take my word for it, posted below are the odds as quoted by Pinnacle Sports Wagering, one of the premier betting sites on sports. Lorena 3.7 to 1 Annika 8 to 1 Paula 14 to 1 Karrie 20 to 1 Christie 20 to 1 M.H. Kim 25 to 1 Juli 35 to 1 Sarah 35 to 1 Se Ri 35 to 1 Bubbles and Ai Mi are at 36 to 1, although I don't know why Bubbles has such low odds. Morgan 45 to 1 So Jimbo, I'd be willing to wager if it were legal, that ALL of the above mentioned golfers will finish higher than Bubbles. For a single winner, I like Karrie.
2007-06-06 @ 07:31
Comment from: Stanley [Visitor]
Alex the bookmakers you quoted think that Michelle is more likely to win the event than Morgan.
This is fair, because if Michelle plays unhampered by injury which is a question, and if she hits form she has a fair chance, but Morgan has very little chance regardless of what form she is in.
2007-06-06 @ 08:44
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Stanley,
As usual, you are wrong. The bookmakers have posted such an artificially low line on Bubbles to elicit the kind of thought that you've just expressed, that Bubbles has a better chance at winning the event than Morgan and about 135 other players. In reality, the true odds on Bubbles winning the LPGA championship are infinity to 1, and I'm not talking about a car model. I'd say the odds on Bubbles making the cut are 36 to 1, and that is assuming that she finishes two rounds.
2007-06-06 @ 10:45
Comment from: Stanley [Visitor]
Hey Alex and Judge Smails,
Guess what? You know the way you were trying to say that those in support of her were left wing and you referred to some of them as limp wristed. Well guess what! The gays have come out!!! supporting you and your cause. They agree with your critisism of Michelle Wie. Well it looks like the ones who could be accused of being limp wristed would be the Wie Bashers. http://www.365gay.com/health/fitness/Sports/060607sports.htm And before you ask how this article was obtained, it was a simple google search for Michelle Wie on news.
2007-06-06 @ 11:56
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Stanley,
There, there, young man. Drink your warm milk and go along with the nice men in the white coats. The nurse will be along with your medication soon.
2007-06-06 @ 13:09
Comment from: Common Sense Inside [Visitor]
The facts that are being not told (and are COMPLETELY WITNESSED AND VERIFIABLE) are that Ms. Wie was going to be assessed a 2 stroke penalty thanks to an outside influence on her match (her father)on the par 3 and that she never once complained to her playing partnerss in that group and that the LPGA was transporting and communicating with her agent prior to a caravan of carts waiting for her "departure" on 17. Effectively she was at 16 over when she "ceased play"
2007-06-06 @ 13:49
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Common Sense Inside,
All true. The golfcart had been sent out to the seventh green to pick up the Wie entourage as soon as she told the official of her withdrawal. But the Wie-wee's posting on this site will never agree. It's too obvious.
2007-06-06 @ 14:17
Comment from: Jim C [Visitor]
Tschnically Wie is tied for 10th and 11th with MIyazato at a dollar pays 35.52. Practically speaking she is in a five way tie at 7th through 11th that includes Inkster, Saeah Lee, and Pak who pay 35.46. I do not consider the 6 cents difference to be very significant.
My pick does not seem all that outrageous.
2007-06-06 @ 14:18
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
Jim C,
I explained to Big Stan why the odds on Bubbles were so artificially low. But hey, if you think she is a good bet, try to get something down on her. Who knows? You may be right for the first time in a few years.
2007-06-06 @ 15:28
Comment from: James K. Bachmann [Visitor]
Can a player withdraw for any reason, or does it have to be for injuries, according to the applicabable rules?
2007-06-06 @ 16:37
Comment from: Stanley [Visitor]
James,
Anyone can withdraw for any reason. If they withdraw about 5 times in a season the tour starts to ask questions.
2007-06-06 @ 18:05
Comment from: Judge Smails [Visitor]
Stanley,
I find it very strange that you're reading homosexual sites, very strange indeed. Hmm, you are English, correct?
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