waggleroom.com - 7/7/2009
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There has been quite a bit of uproar about the USGA's modified exemption criteria into the US Women's Open. Randall Mell has been doing a good job with the Golf Channel of covering the story of how the USGA changed it criteria for 2009.
Here's how the criteria used to work:
[T]he ...
Gulbis, Wie Don't Qualify for U.S. Women's Open -- Now What for LPGA?
golf.fanhouse.com 6/18/2009 — by Ryan Wilson I was all set to climb up on my soap box and wax practical about the state of the LPGA Tour. The news that Natalie Gulbis and Michelle Wie failed to qualify for next month's U.S. Women's Open got me sufficiently worked up; it was the latest example of a tour desperately seeking ...
Eric Adelson Speaks About His New Book on Michelle Wie & Her Career
waggleroom.com 6/26/2009 —
A lot has been written - fairly and unfairly - about the child prodigy now looking to establish herself as an LPGA Tour professional. But, a new book will hit bookshelves on Monday about Michelle Wie. Freelance writer Eric Adelson has been covering Michelle Wie for almost an ...
Scratch “Watching U.S. Women’s Open” Off My List Of Things To Do
sportressofblogitude.com 6/16/2009 — Disappointingly, Michelle Wie failed to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, shooting a 74 in the second round of qualifying, missing the cut by one shot. This will be the first time since Wie was 13 that she will not play in the Open.
Perhaps I’m taking it too far by claiming I ...
Michelle Wie Is Funny
dogschasingcars.com 6/3/2009 — As you know, Michelle Wie is going back to the site her 2008 disqualification because she forgot to sigh her scorecard. Wie could be a little embarrassed by this if she wanted. Or she could make a joke on her Twitter page that made me like her about ...
Gulbis, Wie Miss US Women’s Open Cut
soyoked.com 6/17/2009 — If you haven’t heard the headline news, Natalie Gulbis and Michelle Wie failed to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open. Gulbis posted this picture of her with her host family (yes the LPGA players often stay with host families while on the road) earlier today on Twitter.
The “New” Michelle Wie?
progolfnow.com 8/24/2009 — Let me start off by saying this: The Solheim Cup was pretty exciting.
There. I said it. Say what you want about women’s golf, and make all the statements you want about the future of the game. There was excitement in the air, and the fans loved it. This was a tournament you may want ...
Michelle Wie: Still Chasing that Whole Men's Tournament Thing
waggleroom.com 5/15/2009 — With Michelle Wie securing an LPGA Tour card for this season, I kind of figured that she had given up on - or at least significantly postponed - her goal of trying to win an event against a field of men. Namely, winning a PGA Tour event.
From her pre-tournament news conference ...
The Great Life of Christina Kim & Michelle Wie: A Photo Essay
waggleroom.com 7/22/2009 — While you've got a good job in the city, workin' for The Man every night and day, Christina Kim and Michelle Wie get to (1) play golf in France this week and (2) have a cannonball photoshoot when not working.
Hat tip to Blitz Corner for the find .
Commissioner's Ouster Won't Save LPGA
golf.fanhouse.com 7/10/2009 — by Greg Couch Did you see what happened Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament? Just kidding. No one saw. No one is watching. That's not new. The most amazing and interesting thing about the game has nothing to do with ...
US Women's Open Ratings Down 19% From '08: How Come?
waggleroom.com 7/15/2009 — The ratings for the US Women's Open are out and they're not all that great. Sports Media Watch reports :
Final round coverage of the U.S. Women's Open drew a 1.3 overnight on NBC Sunday, down 19% from a 1.6 last year, and the lowest overnight for final round coverage of the event ...
U.S. Women's Open qualifying undergoing changes —
SI.com - Golf 7/9/2009
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) -- With two of the LPGA Tour's marquee names missing from the field for the U.S. Women's Open, the USGA announced a change in its qualifying process for the 2010 event and explained how Michelle Wie and Natalie Gulbis missed out.
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