Archive for November, 2005

The Week In Wie: That’s The Way The Casio Crumbles

Friday, November 25th, 2005

Let the Wie bashing begin. In an interesting parallel with Apple Computer Inc. golf writers around the internets know that writing about why Michelle “can’t cut it” or why the Macintosh “will fail” equals reader gold.

AP’s Jim Armstrong quickly points out the following:

No woman has made a PGA Tour cut since Babe Didrikson Zaharias in [...]

Michelle Wie Opens 1-Over at Casio

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

Someone at Reuters better update their style manual. An improper use of the term Hawaiian went unnoticed by their editors giving AP curmudgeons giggle fits.

The 16-year-old Hawaiian made up shots on six and seven following bogeys on 16, two and three to move to within five shots of leaders Toshimitsu Izawa and Yoshiaki Kimura.

The 2005 [...]

Daddy Wie: Casio Helps Michelle’s Long Iron Game

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

With the madness of the SamSung DQ behind her, Michelle is ready for the Casio Open. Daddy Wie explains some of the reasoning behind Michelle’s gender busting game.

“That’s why we like to play ladies’ and men’s tournaments,” BJ said, “because it is different types of training and preparation. Michelle wants to improve every part of [...]

Should Michelle Stay In Hawaii?

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Pacific Business News says Hawaii isn’t the place for a multi-millionare like Michelle Wie.

Our income tax isn’t rich people friendly it seems. PBN says most golfers live in Nevada or Florida where income isn’t taxed.

A move to the Mainland would certainly smooth out the logistics of tournament travel, but leaving Hawaii could also save Wie [...]

Michelle part of recent youth moment in sports

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

Roman Khazin at York University’s student paper, The Excalibur, takes inventory of various other teenage prodigies who’ve entered the limelight in recent years.

Michelle Wie is not the only significant teenager in professional sports today gaining such intense media scrutiny. Sidney Crosby started attracting media attention at the age of 16 and is expected to be [...]

Michelle Wie in Masters by 2009?

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Steve Hummer offers a quick prognostication in his piece covering recent changes at the Augusta National course.

Standing upon the new Masters tee at the par-3 fourth hole, a media visitor allowed past the gates for a preview of the latest changes almost feels the 35 added yards from the bottoms of his [...]

Annika, Wie Could Compete Against Men

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

That’s the conclusion reached by Gavyn Davies of the Guardian UK. Not only does he state the seemingly obvious, he supports his contention that Annika Sorenstam could compete against men in his number crunching (always with the numbers!):

Sorenstam and Wie are not just average women. They are as dominant in their own game as Tiger [...]