TravelGolf.com
- Updated Daily |
Golf Search
-
Course ReviewsCourse GuideResort FeaturesTravel FeaturesGolf InstructionGolf PackagersReader Forums
The Daily Blog Archives
Kiel Christianson   Kiel Christianson
   a TravelGolf.com Blog
-
Blog Home | The Daily Blog | Worldwide Golf Blogs | Free Golf Podcasts

Jeong Jang better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie

Monday August 1, 2005 | 11:16:56 272 words, 1774 views
Win a free golf book!

Jeong Jang completed a wire-to-wire rout at the Weetabix Women’s British Open this weekend. Michelle Wie, who tied for third, obviously sucks.

I mean come on, Jeong Jang WON, didn’t she? She’s unarguably a far more gifted golfer—now and forever—than Wie, who is clearly all hype. Disagree and I will call you names.

Seriously, a real, live 15-year-old couldn’t hit a golf ball that far. Must be the hype. And we all know that hype can’t putt.

It’s all perfectly obvious.

Jang’s best finish in the same event prior to 2005 was a tie for 4th in 2002. Heads and shoulders above Wie’s third this year.

Moreover, Jang began golfing at the ripe old age of 13. She won the Korean Women’s Open at 17 as an amateur. Obviously, she’s better than the 15-year-old Wie, who has been golfing since she was four and still hasn’t ever won the Korean Women’s Open (hasn’t even entered it!).

Not to mention the height advantage. Wie’s over a foot taller than the diminutive Jang. Imagine what Jang could do with that extra height! Or maybe Wie’s too tall. That’s her parents’ fault, as well, actually.

Don’t let stats fool you: Wie finished ahead of Jang at every other major this year, but that was all in Wie’s marketing. She’s like the Wizard of Oz, for cripe’s sake!

A win is all that matters. And Jang’s got one. Wie doesn’t.

So there. Now, on to my in-depth comparison of Warren G. Harding and a tuna melt sandwich…

Comments:

Comment from: June [Visitor]
I didn't know you could be funny. Good One. LOL!
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 11:45
Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor] · http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/authorarchives/christianson.htm
Ouch! June, you sound like my wife. I'll keep workign on it, though...
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 12:20
Comment from: Heywood Jablowme [Visitor]
here's another guy jumping on the Wie-Bashing bandwagon. Boring.
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 12:26
Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor] · http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/authorarchives/christianson.htm
And here's another guy who can't read. Maybe some things Do caue you to go blind after all, Heywood...
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 12:31
Comment from: Chris Baldwin [Member] Email
Yeah, Kiel. June didn't know you could be funny. And she's only been reading you for five years.

By the way, still feel good about going after the highest common denominator after reading Heywood I'm So Clever's comment? I'm not even a Nutty Professor and that one depressed me.

What are you guys teaching the kids today!

Permalink 08/01/05 @ 12:38
Comment from: James [Visitor]
No no no--Kiel is NOT bashing Michelle Wie -its supposed to be tongue in cheek.

Its only a joke and he's pointing out how ridiculous and crazy Chris Baldwin's justifications are for bashing Michelle !

Kiel has actually been very supportive of Michelle!!

Kiel --isn't it time for you and the other bloggers to stop humoring Chris Baldwin and make him stop hanging around you guys? He's really ruining this website with his mediocrity.

I know Chris Baldwin says blog writing is his dream but there comes a time where you got to tell Anna Nicole Smith that she'll never win the Nobel Prize.
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 12:39
Comment from: Sharon [Visitor]
I really like your articles--can't you just write twice the amount of articles and kick that Baldwin fellow off this website?
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 12:43
Comment from: Jeri [Visitor]
Damn-Chris even your co-workers think you're an idiot and can't stand you!! LOL !!
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 13:05
Comment from: Heywood [Visitor]
Ugh...sorry. I read only the first paragraph and thought this article was a copycat act. My bad!
Chris, go away.
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 13:34
Comment from: Wei [Visitor]
I got a good laugh out of this one... brilliant title. I think someone out there is feeling a bit embarrassed.
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 15:29
Comment from: XJ [Visitor]
Belittling a 15 year old girl? This really has to be one of the most asinine articles I have ever read! I certainly hope other writers don't lower themselves to your myopic views. Michelle Wie’s will soon dispel all naysayer. It’s just a matter of time. Actually, she’s already winning head-to-heads with most golfers in the LPGA. It’s highly improbable that Michelle will lose to the likes of other LPGA golfers, notably Jeong Jang, on a consistent basis.

Second, your love affair for one particular golfer has me, understandably, worried. Jang seems to be a great golfer, but she cannot stir the golf world like Wie can. You sound like you’re in kindergarten. At least, you write like one. Go back to elementary school and learn to write more respectably (I hear Baldwin is good) !!!!!!
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 18:45
Comment from: XJ [Visitor]
Sorry, that was a bad attempt to be funny (trying to spell 'Balwin Sucks!' vertically down). Oh well.
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 18:49
Comment from: jay [Visitor] · http://www.yahoo.com
Dude! Another Chris Baldwin wannabe or copycat! They are either running out of great materials to write about or they are suffering from writer's block. These guys putting trash out there so people will think it's funny or stupid that they'll respond. I wonder if they are getting paid to write these trashy columns. It's time to stop the Wie bashing.
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 20:10
Comment from: James [Visitor]

Jay--you got Kiel Christianson's article all wrong--see my post above...
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 21:32
Comment from: Patrick [Visitor]
people he's obviously bashing Baldwin not Michelle
Permalink 08/01/05 @ 23:34
Comment from: AhhSoo [Visitor]
Yup, the logic makes perfect sense to me. Vijay wins the Buick Open over 2nd place Tiger and old "Baldy" would write: "Vijay Singh better than Tiger Woods now, will always be better than Woods."

Yup, old "Baldy" should apply for a full professorship in the College of Logical Thinking. Might I suggest the CLT Dept at the University of Colorado. He can join professor Churchill because they have much in common, "Delusions of Grandeur".
Permalink 08/02/05 @ 00:55
Comment from: James [Visitor]
I don't really care whether this in tongue in cheek or not. Michelle is just so incredibly hot, I don't care whether she wins or ties for third or whatever. My heart skips a beat every time I see her.
Permalink 08/02/05 @ 02:58
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member] Email
Chris Baldwin better than Kiel Christianson, will always be better than Kiel. Why? Read on.

Baldwin can use ultimately trendy nickname of Topher; Christianson can use Hull or Keel or some other nautical motif.

Actually, that's my only reason. I have no tongue nor cheek.
Permalink 08/02/05 @ 13:04
Comment from: Cara Lee [Visitor]
We all wanna see Baldwain write it, " Even David Duval is better than Michelle Wie now, will always be better than Wie". He got the big W, after all, right? ;-)
Permalink 08/03/05 @ 00:15
Comment from: Jim Coulthard [Visitor]
Actually Chris and Kiel are both wrong. Who cares about what happens in a tournament run by the froggies or the limeys? Only a good old All-American tournament counts, and for that matter, the only one that counts is the biggest and richest of them all, the US Open.

It is not Paula Creamer who is better than Michelle Wie now and forever. It is not Jeong Jang. It is Birdie Kim who is better than Michelle Wie now, and who will always be better than Michelle Wie. Indeed, Birdie Kim is so great she knew better than to perform well in some stupid froggy or limey tournament--which is something else that Michelle Wie needs to learn.

A lot of people are calling Michelle Wie a loser. This is true--but most people fail to truly understand what it means to be a loser. Sportsmanship is for losers. Being a loser has very little to do with losing--it is simply another term for being a good sport.

If anyone watched the US Open you may have seen the most extreme act of goodsportsmanship ever seen in this country. When Birdie Kim sank her miracle chip to win the Open, Michelle Wie's good friend and fellow American amateur Morgan Pressel was denied a victory in the biggest tournament in women's golf. Can you even begin to imagine how much it must have hurt Michelle to see her good friend Morgan denied that prize.

But did Michelle express anger or hurt or any other negative emotion. No she did not. Hiding her sadness for her good friend Morgan Pressel, she reached out in joy towards Birdie Kim, congratulating the Birdie Kim with a sincerity rarely seen in anyone--and certainly never in a winner.

Permalink 08/03/05 @ 01:38
Comment from: Shayna [Visitor]
For those interested--

Michelle Wie will be on David Letterman August 8 Monday

and Good Morning America the next morning Aug. 9 :)
Permalink 08/05/05 @ 07:32
Comment from: John D [Visitor]
Stupid Pet Tricks are better.
Permalink 08/10/05 @ 06:51
Comment from: Daniel W [Visitor]
Its very unfortunate to see middle aged men bashing 15 year olds on their golf game. What is this world turning into? Whats next, Bush being reelected again for presidency ?
Permalink 08/12/05 @ 01:22
Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor] · http://www.travelgolf.com/departments/authorarchives/christianson.htm
OK. For all of you out there who are either unable or unwilling to read, this blog was intended as SUPPORT for Wie and an example of how comparisons between golfers--any golfers, especially Wie and Tiger--are silly. One thing Baldwin got right in his comment above is that it appears that many people--most shockingly those who feel compelled to comment publicly on blogs--are either too dense or too lazy to understand anything other than the bleedingly obvious. Sigh...
Permalink 08/12/05 @ 09:59
Comment from: Greg Pinelli [Visitor]
I would like to address an issue that is far larger than Michelle Wie ....although much less pleasant to think about. That is...this name changing stuff the Koreans are pulling. First we have Birdie..what's next Eagle Jong and Double Eagle Jang? Never Miss a Putt Kim???
Does Paula counter with AAA None Better Creamer? Where does it end? People will start using animal names..like Tiger.
Permalink 08/23/05 @ 23:54
Comment from: fred [Visitor]
Kiel, editor on your case again, your articles not getting enough hit. You must have talked to Chris, somenow people are tired of his ranting.
Permalink 08/24/05 @ 02:30
Comment from: Greg Pinelli [Visitor]
Hi Fred...do you have something to contribute..or are you waiting for entertainment??
Permalink 08/24/05 @ 21:52

Leave a comment:

Your email address will not be displayed on this site.
Your URL will be displayed.

Allowed XHTML tags: <p, ul, ol, li, dl, dt, dd, address, blockquote, ins, del, span, bdo, br, em, strong, dfn, code, samp, kdb, var, cite, abbr, acronym, q, sub, sup, tt, i, b, big, small>. Bloggers reserve the right to edit or delete comments. Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
(Line breaks become <br />)
(Set cookies for name, email and url)
(Allow users to contact you through a message form (your email will NOT be displayed.))
Grass is green. What color is grass?
-

Misc

GolfPublisher.com Add GolfPublisher.com articles/headlines to your web site
Course Reviews | US Golf Guide | Resort Features | Travel Features | Golf Instruction | Golf Schools | Golf Packages | Free Vacation Quote

© Copyright 1997-2008, WorldGolf.com, LLC. For questions, comments or suggestions on any of our network publications, Contact Us!
Privacy Policy