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Friday, July 08, 2005

Wonder Wie



I would have titled this Wonder Woman, but Michelle Wie is only fifteen years old, and Wonder Girl is, well...it is patronizing in this instance.

The 15-year-old shot 1-under-par 70 at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill., yesterday, keeping her hopes alive of being the first woman in 60 years to make a cut on the PGA Tour.

This was her second-lowest round in a PGA Tour event, and she beat both her playing partners. She played her last 10 holes in 3 under, had five drives over 290 yards, and missed only one putt from inside 10 feet.

She also had one of the most impressive shots of the day, getting within 10 feet of the pin from about 260 yards out on the par-5 17th. She missed her eagle putt, but made a 3-footer for birdie to get to 1 under.

She is 15. She is 6'1". She hits the ball over 300 yards. And she has finished in the top ten in 5 of the 8 majors she has played in (2d in the LPGA Championship).

After this weekend's torunament, she heads to the USGA Men's Public Links Tournament, the first female ever to qualify. Why? Because the winner gets an invitation to The Masters, which, she says, is her goal.


This lady is the real deal, and she will do for the LPGA what Tiger Woods has done for the PGA.

Posted by: Wave Maker / 2:07 PM/ |


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