sports.espn.go.com - 7/30/2008
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RENO, Nev. -- Michelle Wie has heard the criticism of her decision to play in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open this week instead of attempting to qualify for the Women's British Open. Like most teens, the 18-year-old just wants to have a good time. She isn't worried about what Annika Sorenstam and other top LPGA players think of her decision, either. "There are going to be criticisms entering this ...
This Week’s Golf Openers
themoneylinejournal.com 7/28/2008 — The race back to red numbers will be aided this week as there are two playable events on the docket.
WGC Bridgestone Invitational
Legends Reno Tahoe Open
Sorenstam And Creamer Call Out Wie for Playing With the Men
golf.fanhouse.com 7/29/2008 — In any situation, the person that gets the most attention isn't always the most talented. Ask Michelle Wie , she's becoming all too familiar with this process. After deciding to play in the Reno-Tahoe Open, a PGA Tour event this week, Wie landed a ...
Why Wie Is Still Getting PGA Tour Invitations
waggleroom.com 7/30/2008 — We all know the answer: Because she puts fannies in the seats. So to speak. Or at least, everyone involved with the Reno-Tahoe Open is banking on Michelle Wie's ability to continue doing just that. As long as she maintains that ability, she'll ...
Eat Shit Toronto
themoneylinejournal.com 7/31/2008 — Sequences like these are really beginning to tax my sanity:
I have extended the deadline for the public prediction contest until tomorrow at Noon CST. Legends Reno Tahoe Open
Nick Watney Outright 30-1 (2/3)
Brian Davis Outright 33-1 (3/5) ...
Jeff Overton Is Making it an Uphill Climb for Wie
dogsthatchasecars.blogspot.com 8/1/2008 — I'm sure at some point today we'll get to the Bridgestone Invitational, but it's Michelle Wie's world and we're just trying to make a couple of birdies in it. Jeff Overton...excuse me, the Dominant Jeff Overton...fired a seven-under 65 to hold the ...
What does Michelle Wie Need To Shoot Today? —
Dogs That Chase Cars
The cut line is currently even par, but you'd have to believe it's going to be in red figures by the end of the day. That leads to the question, what do you have Wie needing to fire to make the cut at the Reno-Tahoe Open? I think two-under 70 will work, your thoughts?
Michelle Wie Not In Last Place After First Round Of Tour Legends Reno-Tahoe Open —
FanIQ Blog
The impressive news is that Michelle Wie is not in last place and in contention to make the cut after the first round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in Lake Tahoe. Wie is in 77th place after firing at 1-over 73 at the Montreux Golf and Country Club.
A cut is a cut on the PGA tour, but it's worth noting this isn't the most impressive field the PGA has ever fielded. Likely a big reason for ...
Michelle Wie Opens With 73, Right on the Cut Line After Thursday's Round —
FanHouse
With all the pressure a golfer could imagine playing the Reno-Tahoe Open, the only respectable women's golfer this side of the Atlantic kept it interesting during day one. Michelle Wie , coming in as the hot topic in golf , opened with a one-over 73 that could have been miles worse if not for a hot putter that saved the 18-year-old all day long. Wie is eight shots back of first round leader ...
To Watch Tonight [Let It Ride] —
Deadspin
What to watch after telling the World's Oldest Joke and still getting a laugh ... • Basketball: U.S. men's national team vs. Turkey, at Macau (5 p.m., ET, taped). May involve an actual turkey. [ESPN2] • Extreme sports: X Games, at Los Angeles (9 p.m., ET). I'll be blowin' you up as soon as I buy some new biscuits. [ESPN] • Golf: PGA Tour, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, first round, at Reno (6:30 ...
Leadbetter Not Happy with Wie's Choice —
Waggle Room
Count her own coach among those who believe Michelle Wie is making a mistake playing in the PGA Tour Reno-Tahoe Open this week. And David Leadbetter believes it's a mistake even though he also believes she might make the cut:
“I can see, now, what’s going to happen this week,” Leadbetter continued. “She will start swinging out of her shoes as she tries to keep up ...
A Few Links —
Dogs That Chase Cars
Hunter Mahan thinks the Ryder Cup is like slavery, which makes that old Chris Rock joke just that much funnier. [ Deadspin ] Why Michelle Wie is still getting sponsors exemptions and how they plan to promote her this week at the Reno-Tahoe Open. [ FanHouse ] The word "bling" hits golf about five years later. [ Blingo Ballmarks ]
Tour Outsider: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open —
Tour Outsider
This week the US PGA Tour is going in two different directions. This post is dedicated to the tournament in Reno: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open . For the other tournament that is being played this week, see the picks for the Bridgestone Invitational .
Let's look at the Golf CLi and see who the top 15 players are for the tournament ranked by the CLi figure.
Rank ...
Tour Outsider: Bridgestone Invitational —
Tour Outsider
This week the US PGA Tour is going in two different directions. One is to Ohio to play one of the World Golf Championship events: Bridgestone Invitational . Then the other tournament that is being played this week on the US PGA Tour is on the west side of the United States at Legends Reno-Tahoe Open . This post is dedicated to the Bridgestone Invitational. I will submit the post for the ...
LPGA vets come out against Michelle Wie's PGA Tour decision —
Dot Wong
Even though she isn’t playing in this weekend’s Ricoh Women’s British Open , Michelle Wie can’t seem to stay out of the story.
In fact, her not playing is what’s causing the controversy. Several LPGA veterans are questioning why Wie is skipping a major to play in a PGA Tour event, the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
“I really don’t know why Michelle ...
Michelle Wie Gets Yelled At By Other Girls —
Dogs That Chase Cars
I'm sure it gets fairly annoying to have a girl that never does that well on your tour teeing it up with the boys, and most people can only keep their mouths shut for so long. Annika Sorenstam and Paula Creamer both commented on Michelle Wie's decision to play in the Reno-Tahoe Open instead of the Women's British Open, and my story is over at the FanHouse.
Annika Sorenstam hates young, money-hungry whippersnappers. —
Clubhouse Cancer
As ‘grumpy & frumpy’ Annika Sorenstam prepares for what will likely be her final major, (until she Favre-izes and un retires, of course) she ha d some choice words for Michelle Wie, her sport’s most popular and highest paid player, who will play at the PGA Tour's Legends Reno-Tahoe Open this week rather than the Women's British Open. “You know, I really don't know why Michelle ...
This Week's Schedule —
Waggle Room
... and Open Thread ...
WGC Bridgestone Invitational Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio Thursday-Friday, Golf Channel; Saturday-Sunday, CBS
PGA Tour Legends Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nev. Thursday-Sunday, Golf Channel
USGA U.S. Senior Open The Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs, Colo. Thursday-Friday, ESPN; Saturday-Sunday, NBC
Nationwide Tour Cox Classic ...
Place yer bets on Wie —
Waggle Room
Last week, someone asked about odds on Michelle Wie this week at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. I've been searching for lines in Vegas and got nothing but odds at the WGC Bridgestone. I checked Ladbrokes.com and got the same thing.
I guess I'm not to shocked to find a lack of betting interest on Wie, but I did finally find a bookie with a few specials on Skybet.com. ...
Dueling Quotes —
Waggle Room
Jay Williamson blurted out his truth upon hearing that Michelle Wie would be playing the Reno-Tahoe Open:
“When I saw it I actually thought it was a joke, quite honestly.”
Then added something else that is probably true:
“I know she is going to sell a lot more tickets than I will, but I would say it’s surprising. I don’t think it’s a real ...
Wie, Fresh Off LPGA DQ, Decides to Play PGA Tour; Everybody Understandably Baffled —
FanHouse
Golfweek's Rex Hoggard writes what most people are thinking : Michelle Wie is insane to accept a sponsor's exemption at next week's Reno-Tahoe Open, a PGA Tour event. Wie is fresh off rounds of 67 and 65, which were promptly followed by a "DQ" after she forgot the bit about signing your scorecard immediately after finishing putting out on 18 . And now, with the season winding down and her ...
Legends Reno-Tahoe Open: Second-round notebook —
PGATOUR.com News
RENO, Nev. -- Parker McLachlin surged into the lead at the midway point of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open on Friday with a career-best 10-under 62 -- topping the 65 he had recorded on four different occasions and most recently during the third round of ...
Friday cut line: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open —
PGATOUR.com News
Parker McLachlin took the 36-hole lead at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open on Friday after a magnificant, record-tying round of 10-under 62. At 14 under through two rounds, the Hawaii native has a four-shot advantage over John Merrick, Nick Flanagan, Larry ...
Number Crunch: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open —
PGATOUR.com News
The PGA TOUR heads to Reno, Nev., this week for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open opposite the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, where defending champion Steve Flesch will be competing. That leaves the field wide open for someone to step in ...
Q&A: Tournament director on Wie involvement —
PGATOUR.com News
The Tournament Director of The Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Michael Stearns, sat down with PGA.COM Coordinating Producer John Kim to discuss why Michelle Wie was extended an invitation to play and why it's already proven to be a great decision.
Sleeper Picks: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open —
PGATOUR.com News
Editor's note: PGATOUR.com has tried to make our experts work a little harder when they make their picks each week. The favorite can be anyone in the field, although Tiger Woods could only be used seven times during the year. Sleepers can't have won ...