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joe cool [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

joe cool [Visitor] — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:29:28 +0000

On letting go of unnecessary pressure: "(Last year) I didn't know what I was doing or who I wanted to be. It was just a phase, but now I'm comfortable with myself. I realize golf is not the biggest deal in the whole world. Golf is just a game. It won't kill anyone."

Hmmm...I guess getting $10,000,000 per year is not a big deal for Michelle.
Ask the board members of Sony & Nike about it won't kill anyone

Ralph DeMattia [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Ralph DeMattia [Visitor] — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:26:27 +0000

Ms. Creamer is simply a better golfer, is better looking, and NOT a zipperhead!

Robert Robson [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Robert Robson [Visitor] — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:34 +0000

You have got it right. Paula Creamer is one class act that the LPGA will benefit for years on end. She displays a very interviewable and professional appearance to both the media and her fans. She is the future of the LPGA by what she has done not what some over hyped pretty young women is supposed to do. She truly enjoys the competition and offers no excuses just results. She is a class act. Michelle Wie has yet to prove anything. I hope she does because it will draw even more attention to the LPGA. Until she does Paula will keep placing in the top ten and I am sure will win more than her fair share of tournaments. I agree with your article. Comparing the 2; Paula is head and shoulders above Michelle in all areas that lead to a succesful career. She is the class of the young up and coming players and is the one I root for.

Jeff Rites [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Jeff Rites [Visitor] — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:36:26 +0000

Oh, I am stinking up the course, let me
fake and elbow injury, too save face. enough
said!!!That shows michelle wies heart and
charactor.Paula Creamer is better now and
will have a better career.Maybe in 10 yrs.
all the idiots can pull a wie and fake a head
injury why they were wrong.

Heath [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Heath [Visitor] — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:24:32 +0000

Who has been passing the Kool-aid out to all of these people! It soundslike they all have a Michelle Wie alter that they worship at. What is it about pitting women against men in sports that has everyone pushing, yes pushing this golfer into competing against men that she will never, yes never be able to beat. Michelle has been last in her last two tournements on the PGA tour. What a great accomplishment. Maybe she can make it last again the next time or maybe she'll just be 5th from last. Her driving average was almost last at the 84 Lumber, good job Michelle.
Alot of kids want to go up against the bigger and better players in all sports. But it takes PARENTS to help them make decisions about when they should. Michelle's parents have their daughter marketed to make money in endorsements, not winning golf. Her playing in PGA tournements is now officially a JOKE, period. No matter how you spin it. And yes, she is taking spots away from people who are playing for their livelyhood. She is playing for the cameras, her sponsers. When you are the one who did not get a call for a spot because they want a 16-year old girl who periodically plays well in some womens tournements instead, you would understand the other side of the coin.
I think she is a great talent and could be a power some day on the womens tour. She will never be a power on the mens tour no matter how much you want her to.
Paula's parents were looking out for her. Unfortunately I think Michelle's parents were looking at Michelle and saw $$$$$$(No, I don't think they are exploiting her on purpose, BUT..). It is hard to say no to cash dangling in your face but as a parent you must step in and be one.
I go to the big top to see the circus. I don't go to golf tournements to see one.
This is what it is becoming and in the end that is sad for her and only her!

Ralph DeMattia [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Ralph DeMattia [Visitor] — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:33:19 +0000

I agree! Paula Creamer is an adult, while Michelle Wie is still achild and acts like ne! Wie has done little in the past year but shoot off her mouth about how good she is and how much better she'll be, while Ms. Creamer simply goes out, shoots a quality game, and SHOWS just how good she is with all the humility and ability the Wie doesn't have yet. All Michelle Wie is right now is a big wind in an empty cave. She'll more than likely get better as time progresses, but if she doesn't stop telling us HOW MUCH BETTER, the sports world will get tired of her real fast! We've hjad so many male a*****e sports celebrities in the past 10 years: I hope Ms. Wie isn't going to start a female roster!
Paula Creamer is class and skill, and I don't even like golf that much, and can see that! She is a real gem, in that so many female athletes tell you how good they are, and how good they'd be against men: Sure, we're threatened by assertive females, but Paula Creamer is one young lady who makes me look forward to seeing her compete against men, because she'll
E A R N her chance at a no-crutch legitimate PGA try, not whine and bitch for a handicapped attempt! GO PAULA!!!!

3girldad [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

3girldad [Visitor] — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:51:30 +0000

With three girls I am a fan of women’s sports and believe that this young group of golfers has a great chance of breaking through the athletic ceiling that has limited the mainstream popularity of other women’s sports. Not that the top women can successfully compete against the top men and certainly not because Michele Wie can compete with Tiger. I believe that they have the chance to break through because they are very good and the game they play much more closely resembles the golf that most of us are familiar with as opposed to the men’s game that is out of the reach of most mortals.

Anyone that has ever played competitive golf at any level knows that from going from good to competitive to winning is a progression, the men’s satellite tours are filled with PGA talent but only few players that are ready to compete and fewer yet that are ready to win. I believe this is why so many people are so frustrated with the path that Michele Wie’s handlers have chosen for her.

Allowing such a magnificent talent to become a sideshow act attempting to make cuts (not win, not compete, just make cuts) at minor PGA events rather than grooming her to win significant women’s events is doing her a disservice and harming the advancement of women’s sports. I think Michele Wie may not fully appreciate the USGA Junior, and USGA Armature void in her resume now but with every passing winning opportunity lost it becomes more clear that this strategy when measured against history was a mistake.

Make no mistake she is a great player and will win her share of tournaments in the future, if she does not burn out before learning how to win. Her path has earned her great wealth sooner than the path I would have chosen but I can’t help thinking about how much the USGA Championships, European Champions, and NCAA Championships have contributed to all of the great champions in history and how this has been taken away from her in pursuit of a sports model payday.

Rolex Rankings only affect one tournament, they don’t seed players every Thursday so that is of little consequence to anyone outside of the press, what is important is incorporating Michele Wie into the mainstream LPGA quickly so she can learn to win and contribute to moving that Tour closer to the Men’s Tour in status and popularity. This may be a watershed moment for the LPGA with great established champions and the best group of young pros that the sport has ever seen………….the question is whether Michele want to help lead this progress or just profit from the efforts of today’s LPGA leaders.

Robert Wiles [Visitor] in response to: Paula Creamer better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Robert Wiles [Visitor] — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:18:14 +0000

Please advise me as to why Michelle Wie
is not even listed on the lpga. She is
not on the money list stats ect it's
like she does not exist.
RobertWiles666@msn.com