Archive for June, 2004

Saturday’s Curtis Cup Match Results

Saturday, June 12th, 2004

Here are the final results for Saturday’s Curtis Cup match at Formby Golf Club:

Wie impressive in singles play; drops foursome to GBI

Saturday, June 12th, 2004

Michelle Wie gave the gallery a show in afternoon play, making her charge after falling one behind then winning the next four. Her singles round against Anna Highgate ended 5-to-4 in Wie’s favor.

Michelle Wie faces bunkers, forces of nature, et. al.

Friday, June 11th, 2004

It’s just past midnight GMT and we admit it, we’d excited, giddy excited. Heck and we’re on the other side of the world. We’d give anything to see Michelle Wie’s 8:30 a.m. tee time.

Wie not Hawaiian, but is a “Hawaii Resident”

Thursday, June 10th, 2004

There’s a nice piece in the Delaware News Journal by Doug Lesmerises that explains why tournament regulations keep Michelle Wie out of the LPGA Championship. There is a slight problem with the story though.

Wie Curtis Team’s “Shield,” Huarte, Elder at 22

Monday, June 7th, 2004

Great AP piece at PGA.com on this year’s Curtis Cup team. This year’s team includes three high school students. Michelle Wie is the youngest of the three.

Bohannan to Wie Critics: The Future is Now

Friday, June 4th, 2004

Larry Bohannan, columnist for The Desert Sun, defends his pro-Wie, pro-exemption stand in the simplest of terms. It’s called a special exemption for a reason: Wie is extraordinary.

How to Demonize a 14-Year-Old in 30 Days

Thursday, June 3rd, 2004

The flap over Michelle Wie’s exemption entry into the Women’s US Open continues. This story is building like the preverbal rock that keeps collecting snow as it rolls down the mountain. Is it possible to turn a 14-year-old girl into a villain? Is there no such thing as bad press?

Without Wins, Wie Not Woods

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

Lorne Rubenstein’s commentary in the Globe and Mail takes another shot at Michelle Wie’s U.S. Women’s Open qualifying exemption. Rubenstein piece offers a good argument against her playing in the words of Butch Harmon, who taught Tiger Woods when he was a teenager.

Wie’s Exemption Raises Specter of Bigotry

Tuesday, June 1st, 2004

The good old boys of golf are at it again. Their racism showed in their criticism of Tiger Woods as he approached pro status. Now they’ve taken to chastising USGA executive director David Fay for granting Wie a special exemption for the 2004 U.S. Women’s Open.