Yes, Paula Cremaer is still better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie. But will Creamer ever start demanding more than that of herself?

You have to wonder after Creamer lost a playoff to Annika Sorenstam and then essentially brushed it off to nerves and inexperience today in South Florida. Creamer told reporters at the Safeway International that the putter shook in her hands on the first playoff hole - also the last playoff hole after a Creamer bogey.

On the one hand, you could chalk this up as refreshing honesty that’s too rare in the world of sports. Still, Creamer’s been around long enough, has won enough, that she should not be spooked out just because the match went to a playoff.

Creamer shouldn’t be talking about the experience she gained. Not after missing a six-foot par putt on that extra hole. First career LPGA playoff regardless. Part of you cannot help but wish she’d go a little ballistic and demand more.

Instead it’s more “I’m going against one of the best players in the world ever to play golf. There’s a lot to learn from that” coming out of Creamer’s mouth.

Maybe, it’s time for Creamer to learn she hates losing. This was a huge opportunity blown, a chance to beat the old gun she’s had plenty of issues with in the past in a one-on-one duel. Those moments don’t come around often. There’s no guarantee Creamer will ever get another like this against an aging Sorenstam.

Before Sorenstam became one of golf’s greatest winners, she was one of the worst losers you’ve ever seen. She’d be screaming at herself in parking lots. Maybe Paula Creamer needs to learn how to be a bad loser, to get her insides torn apart by the prospect of seeing Sorenstam hoisting that trophy, before she can ever be a truly dominant winner.

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