Teenage golfer Michelle Wie is beginning to show her age. Or should I say, lack of maturity.
Last week, the 17-year-old Wie pulled out of a tournament in North Carolina, complaining of a wrist injury. Two days later, fellow golfers noticed she was practicing at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Maryland, where the LPGA Championship began on Thursday. That prompted former number one and tournament host Annika Sorenstam to criticize the teenager for showing “a lack of respect and class” in dealing with her injury. What makes matters more intriguing is that Wie pulled out when she was 14 over par, two bogeys shy of an 88. As a non-member of the LPGA, if she had reached that score, Wie would have been barred from competing on the tour for the remainder of the year. Wie denied the scoring issue, sticking to her injured wrist story. “I think it was very insulting because I tried my best,” she told reporters.
Wie has made a name for herself more by trying to compete on the men’s tour rather than finetuning her golf skills and competing with the ladies. To date, she has not won a single tournament, although she tied for fifth at last year’s LPGA Championship. However, she has earned more than $20 million in 2006 just in endorsements and appearances. Sounds like another Anna Kournakova minus the modeling contracts.
If Wie wants to play with the Big Boys and Girls, it’s time she started to act like a Big Girl herself.
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