HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. - When Annika Sorenstam finally spoke up against the madness that Michelle Wie has become, you can be sure many of her peers cheered the move on.

Which doesn’t mean many of them are willing to take the same step.

There’s a big difference between the power of Annika and the scores of players who toil in the shadows week after week. Players without Annika or even Paula Creamer’s clout are hesitant to criticize the 17-year-old who already has LPGA Tour officials in the palm of her hand. (See Ginn Tribute, withdrawal).

Even a middling veteran like Michele Redman, who’s been out on Tour for 15 years, dodges the subject of Wie like she’s playing that old school Frogger video game.

When Redman is asked if she has a few minutes, she shoots back, “Depends what the questions are on.”

When Wie’s name comes up, Redman’s suddenly walking a lot faster to the clubhouse.

“I really don’t have an opinion on any of that,” she said.

For a full column on the extent of Wie’s power over the LPGA and why Laura Davies thinks the Tour should embrace it, check out the front of WorldGolf.com. This is where you’ll find complete coverage of the LPGA Championship all week.

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