Feb
21
I just checked the leaderboard at the LPGA’s Fields Open and nearly fell out of my chair.
Through 14 holes, Michelle Wie is currently at 4 under par, putting her (alone) in first place. If that’s not a blog opportunity, I don’t know what is, whether this lead lasts the day, the tournament, or the next five minutes.
Could it be a sign of things to come? Who knows. But with a healthy Wie in the mix, it could be an interesting season.
Meanwhile, I’ll just keep refreshing my browser until the 6:30 broadcast rolls around.
Here’s the TV viewing schedule:
? Feb 21: GC 6:30-8:30 PM ET
? Feb 22: GC 6:30-8:30 PM ET
? Feb 23: GC 6:30-8:30 PM ET
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Good that she shot in the sixties again.
Shows that some of the hard work she has put in is paying off.
Hopefully she plays well again in the 2nd round.
Now why do you suppose she pulled this off?
Because she had only 23 putts in her round! And putting is supposed to be her achilles heel.
The number of her putts is surely her all-time low on the LPGA tour.
Incidentally, the last time she had a 23-putt round was in the second round of the 2004 Sony. She missed the cut in that event. Of course, this is a women's event so she has a good chance of making the cut.
What is somewhat surprising is the fact that despite her miraculous putting, she still is not in the lead.
Alex USMC 1969-73
Why would anyone want to wait until Sunday before talking about who is contending in an event scheduled to end Saturday?
It is encouraging that Wie improved on her second nine. If she needed time to get her tournament play in gear then we might see better play the next two days.
Having said that if for any reason anyone says she should be playing in man's tournaments because of this one day or this one tournament, well, they are dead wrong.
Stats like 23 putts are often misinterpreted as the player definetely putted great.
Fact is, if a player misses a lot of greens, they often miss them just about, and sometimes it is pretty easy to chip the ball close to the hole and tapping in a one putt.
Furthermore, if they land the ball in the fringe and putt from the fringe, this is not considered a putt for stat purposes.
I'm well aware of your points.
Still, if you look at the stats of the rest of the players who are either tied or ahead of Bubbles, you'll find that no other golfer is within two strokes of her in fewest number of putts.
This is in no way intended to denigrate her score of 69 today. It's not how, it's how many.
It would be interesting to see how often a round is completed on any tour with as few as 23 putts.
Alex USMC 1969-73
Bittersweet post Alex...give her credit!!
If you read the third paragraph of my post, you'll see that I didn't take a thing away from her score.
Still with that kind of red-hot putting, one would think she would be at least tied for the lead.
Paula shot three shots better than Bubbles with three more putts in her round.
Bubbles must have been spraying her tee shots all over to hit only six fairways and nine greens.
Alex USMC 1969-73
I hope she does stay in the Mix. That would make for an interesting Season. She must have missed by just a bit. Thats why she had so few putts. They used to talk about how bad her Short game was. If she can hit fairways she might be in contention. I still think her head will get in the way
Did I denote a little wishful thinking in the lead line of this blog?
Bubbles isn't in fact in the lead in the Fields Open.
She is T16, five shots from the lead after one round, despite scoring better by two shots than her best round of last year.
The leader, Jeong Jang, averaged 40+ yards less of the tee than Bubbles, had three more putts, and yet finished her round FIVE strokes ahead of Bubbles.
Bubbles better hope for more miraculous putting and benign conditions or she might be a spectator on Saturday.
Alex USMC 1969-73
Jen posted this when the round was still live and before anyone had passed Michelle and before Michelle made her final bogey.
But then you already knew that, right?
Nice to see you are in your regular form, posting all the best golf stats for everyone in your bid to make MW's game appear to be less. It must really gall you to see her play a decent round of golf. Heaven forbid that she just might make the cut too and really screw up your day.
You are such a leader in optimism (or pessemism, depending on your point of view).
Glad to see that you've been let out.
I figured rightly that you Wie Warriors would come out of your holes if and when Bubbles shot a halfway decent round. Jim C has seen fit to comment and now you have chimed in. All that's left now are a few words from Norman and Stanley.
I think Ghet Rheel has either died or is in a mental institution.
Getting back to Bubbles, it should be obvious even to a sycophant like you that Bubbles and her diehard fans have lowered their sights considerably. Now, there is no talk of the Masters, the Ryder Cup, or an LPGA grand slam. Now the Wie-wee's will rejoice wildly if she makes an LPGA cut on her home course.
She still isn't there yet although I am guardedly optimistic that she will be around on Saturday. I'm looking forward to some real insanity from the Wiebots.
Incidentally, welcome back. I'm serious.
Alex USMC 1969-73
Paula hit 14 greens in regulation as well as all 14 fairways.
Bubbles hit 9 greens and 6 fairways.
Quite a difference.
Alex USMC 1969-73
Ochoa was also -8 with a 64. That year
Wie went 67-70-66 for 13 under one shot back of the two leaders. Will -15 get you an outright win or -14 get you in a playoff this year?
Projections for the year for Wie? If Wie
were to be 2 shots worse every round than in 2006 and everything else were equal she would have a pretty decent year making cuts easily on the LPGA. Let use see how she compares
after round 3.
That assumes that Bubbles will complete three rounds.
By the way, Jimbo, where in hell have you been?
Does Bubbles have to be playing for you to post here?
I say just let the girl play golf without all the analysis. If she plays well, great. If she plays poorly?? Well, there is always another day. Big deal.
She's not poor, and she's not a girl
18 is the age of majority in the USA.
Poorly did not refer to her wealth just in case you hadn't figured that out.
Don't sweat it, lexy old bud. She can be a woman for you and a girl for me.
I have no axe to grind with the kid like you do.
I don't even mind that she made a lot of money, certainly more than you'll ever see in your lifetime, unless you are a crooked lawyer. Are you?
The age of majority is that age at which a person can marry without parental consent, enter in contractual agreements, exercise the voting privilege, enter the Armed Forces etc.
The age of majority in all the states in the USA is 18, with the possible exception of the state of Mississippi.
Alex USMC 1969-73
It's not hard to predict on somebody's success or failure when you see their mannerism's and expressions and how they verbalize their feelings or actions. When they are in conflict with each other good things generally don't happen, at least not consistently
?You know I played really solid today, even though my Score doesn?t really show it, you know. A few lucky breaks and I would have shot in the 60?s, you know, Again all because I am staying in the positive, you know. It's a fine line between a 69 and a 78. It's a work in progress
She can?t possibly stay in the ?positive" with all her self- deception and delusion. The mind will absolutely not work that way. She has to get rid of all that negativety inside her and positive thinking will not do it, you know. She will continue to live in the Past with self doubt until she gets help.
From 1st to last, The Power of Positive Thinking
Finished last!
You know, obviously, it would have been even better if The Teenage Golf Sensation had not made the cut...
Giving Bubbles three strokes per round would level the playing field somewhat, but it still wouldn't have helped her much at the Fields.
Taking twelve strokes off her score would only put her at T14.
Alex USMC 1969-73
I did think that she would make the cut this week as she is not really playing under much pressure. I did not think she would break 70 however. But I am glad that she did, because it brought out many of the wie wees that make these blogs fun.
Anyone know what Bubbles is playing next?
LR